West End star, Ruthie Henshall, has been named as the new judge for this years Dancing On Ice extravaganza!

Henshall has had a glittering career to date and appeared in countless major shows such as Chicago, Cats and Oliver.

She told The Sun: “Really and truthfully I think there is so much to the show other than the technicality of what you see on the ice.

“I know from my dance career that there are times when technically you’re not on the ball but you’re putting your heart and soul into it. You have to actually give it the face. Often you can get away with murder if the top half of you looks great!”

And Ruthie thinks she will bring a new element to the judging panel.

She said: “You’ve got quite a few people on the panel who are experts on the skating and I just don’t think it only comes down to that.

“I’ve had nearly 22 years in the business and so I really want to bring that experience of watching people doing very, very different shows; everything from Chicago to Cats.”