Tim Vincent
Published: Friday, 4 January 2008, 4:49PM
Age: 35
Profession: TV presenter and actor
Skating partner: Victoria Borzenkova
Celebrity supporters: Konnie Huq, Gareth Hale, Diane Louise Jordan
What to expect: As an ex-Blue Peter presenter, Tim can turn his hand to almost anything. He'll be one to watch.
With a successful career in Los Angeles, currently presenting a regular slot on NBC’s Access Hollywood as well as a brand new show called Phenomenon, Tim has to fit in training in between transatlantic flights, as he lives in New York.
“At one point I did 75 hours flying time in seven weeks," he sighs. "LA to New York to London every single week - so my training has been minimal. Now I’m back on track with three hours of training a day.
"Chris and Jayne are so nice and the coaches are so encouraging. You’ve got to ignore how good the other people are and just concentrate on your own situation.”
But with his confidence on the ice slowly building week by week, Tim has time to focus his fears on his outfits instead!
"Dancing On Ice can become a celebration of campness with all the costumes which I’m not so keen on," he admits. "Apparently all the blokes say that absolutely every year, and they start off with a couple of sequins and end up looking like Dame Edna Everage. I’m waiting with interest to see if that happens."
He is a bit more interested in the ladies’ ice fashion though. “I haven’t seen any of the girls in their Lycra yet unfortunately," he says. "It’s just mainly training every day and you’re with your partner and you’re in tracksuits – it’s very unglamorous.”
And more than anything, Tim cannot wait for the day that skating partner Victoria yells out the words ‘Yes! Yes! Yes!’
“My skating partner is Russian and the one word that I’ve learned from her so far is ‘niet’," he sighs. "'Niet' means no, and as we keep skating round she keeps going ‘Niet! Niet! Niet!"
