{"id":68121,"date":"2023-10-25T16:32:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T16:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/?p=68121"},"modified":"2023-10-25T16:32:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T16:32:51","slug":"who-is-dancing-on-ice-pro-skater-vanessa-james-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/tv-movies\/who-is-dancing-on-ice-pro-skater-vanessa-james-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Dancing On Ice pro skater Vanessa James? | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE pro skater line up for the highly-anticipated return of Dancing On Ice has been revealed.<\/p>\n

Taking to the ice in the 2024 series is professional skater Vanessa James – but who is she and who else is appearing on the show? Here's everything you need to know.<\/p>\n

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Who is Vanessa James and how many skating competitions has she won?<\/h2>\n

Vanessa James is one of four brand-new professional skaters lined up for Dancing On Ice 2024.<\/p>\n

She is set to join familiar faces Vanessa Bauer, Colin Grafton, Mark Hanretty,\u00a0Brendyn Hatfield,\u00a0Sylvain Longchambon and\u00a0Tippy Packard\u00a0who will be back on the rink to show off their best moves.<\/p>\n

Away from her Dancing On Ice venture, Vanessa, born on September 27, 1987, in Canada, has enjoyed success on her skates.<\/p>\n

She is the 2019 European Champion, the 2018 World bronze medallist, and the 2017 European bronze medallist.<\/p>\n

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The pro skater is also the 2018 Grand Prix Final champion and a six-time French national champion.<\/p>\n

She previously spent time as a pair skater – which saw her and her professional partner represent France.<\/p>\n

James also represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n

And Dancing On Ice won't be her first TV debut.<\/p>\n

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James has previously appeared on CBC\u2019s Battle Of The Blades – a Canadian\u00a0figure skating\u00a0reality show and competition.<\/p>\n

Is Vanessa James on TikTok and Instagram?<\/h2>\n

Like new pro skaters Simon Senecal, Amani Fancy and Annette Dytrt – Vanessa is also active on social media.<\/p>\n

The skating star likes to keep fans and followers up to date over on her Instagram account @vanessa_james_sk8 – where she boasts an impressive 56k followers – even before DOI 2024 starts.<\/p>\n

However, it doesn't appear as though she is active on the video sharing platform TikTok.<\/p>\n

Who is appearing in Dancing On Ice in 2024?<\/h2>\n

Much to the delight of fans, the Dancing On Ice line-up\u00a0was revealed at the beginning of October 2023.<\/p>\n

From sports legends to reality TV stars, ITV has lined up a number of famous faces.<\/p>\n

Here we take a look at who is who is taking part in the highly-anticipated 2024 series.<\/p>\n