It was a public session with 'Kamikaze teenagers' trying to impress the girls with their speed and stopping skills they get extra points if they take out mature 'ex child stars' on the way!!! I was terrified. with ice hockey boots and a firm grip of  Karen's hand, I ventured on to the ice. The first thing she taught me was how to fall over I think I knew that one already and then get up 'Do I have to?'. I survived and heard later that I was to be the reserve, or understudy, for the series. I thought that would be okay as I could learn the skill without the pressure. Little did I know then that Arabella Weir had broken her wrist and eventually, only 6 weeks before the first live show, she would no longer be taking part and I was to step into her boots, so to speak. Sometimes ignorance is bliss and in this case I am thrilled that I threw myself, almost literally, into 12 weeks of the hardest but greatest experience.

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It wasn't until we were all lined up to make our first skate entrance for the live show that I even knew the finalists were expected to skate' Bolero' John talked to me about it and I said 'let me just get through this week in one piece first before I even think about that concept.' "It was complete high wire stuff without any safety net and millions of people watching" Now, I’m not a nervous person, but I was shaking with fear that night and throughout the whole series. It was complete high wire stuff without any safety net and millions of people watching. But the roller coaster was running and there was no getting off it was thrilling and terrifying all at once. We had a lot of laughs along the way. It was an eclectic mix of people