Joe-Warren Plant signs up for Dancing on Ice

Joe-Warren Plant has signed up for \'Dancing on Ice\'.

The \'Emmerdale\' actor - who portrays Jacob Gallagher on the ITV soap - was confirmed for the show during today\'s (22.09.20) \'This Morning\' episode, by roving soaps reporter Sharon Marshall.

Speaking to the brunch-time show\'s hosts Phil Schofield and Holly Willoughby - who also co-host \'Dancing on Ice\' - Joe-Warren said: "I\'m super excited, I can\'t even describe it.

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"I\'m glad I\'ve got the time off \'Emmerdale\' to really focus on training, and to try my best.

"It\'s a new challenge. I\'ve never done anything like it before."

But the star hasn\'t had as much time to wear his boots in as he could have done - because he accidentally got his shoe size wrong.

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He said: "I\'ve been trying to get them moulded to my feet so they don\'t hurt and rub when I\'m training.

"But we actually had a problem with them.

"They were asking about my shoe size and me being an idiot, I told them the wrong shoe size.

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"So I went to try the skates on and they were just way too big for me. I needed a size down.

"I got them sent to me the other day and since then I\'ve been trying to wear them in a bit."

While the star is taking six months off from \'Emmerdale\', he will be back as Jacob when the character returns from Portugal.

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He said: "Jacob is off to Portugal for six months to visit his mum.

"He\'s got a job lined up over there working on a boat."

Joe-Warren admitted he has "no idea" who his \'Dancing on Ice\' partner will be, but Phil teased that he and Holly do know.

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And she added: "Do we? It think we do actually. Ooh, I\'m not saying anything!"