Emily Symons has revealed that she is determined to win ITV’s Dancing On Ice and make her family proud.

Emily told Inside Soap magazine: “When I was a teenager my little brother started skating quite seriously. I used to go and watch him in competitions. I even bought myself some white skates and tried it a few times. When the ‘Dancing On Ice’ producers asked me to audition for them back in August, I jumped at the chance. I hope my family will be proud of me.”

Emily has also told the magazine that we shouldn’t expect to see too much of her in Emmerdale over the next few weeks as her training schedule has greatly interfered with her filming one.

The 37-year-old said: “My episode schedule has been reduced because so much of my time is spent skating. I couldn’t cope with both, so I am really only going to be in the odd scene here and there for the next few weeks.”