Siva Kaneswaran of The Wanted has commented about how his late bandmate Tom Parker inspired his Dancing On Ice appearance.
The 34-year-old newcomer joins Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcülolu and TOWIE star Joey Essex on the ITV juggernaut series’ 2023 edition.
The performers will compete to impress judges Christopher Dean, Oti Mabuse, Ashley Banjo, and Jayne Torvill on the competition show, which will be hosted by Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.
Siva, Joey, and Olympic gymnast Nile Wilson appeared on Friday’s This Morning to discuss their training, just days before the much-anticipated premiere of Dancing On Ice.
Dermot O’Leary, who hosted the afternoon show with Alison Hammond, questioned the actor why he decided to sign up for the series.
He said: ‘I wanted to take what happened with Tom, you know losing Tom and I was inspired by him and his fight, and take that bravery onto the ice to show people that when you fall down you can get back up.

‘I’m doing it obviously to carry on his memory.’
Parker died at a hospice near the south-east London house he shared with his wife Kelsey and their two children after being diagnosed with stage four glioblastoma in October 2020.
Nathan Sykes, Jay McGuiness, Max George, and Siva, members of his band, were pallbearers at his funeral in April.
Siva also revealed that his family felt he was ‘crazy’ for auditioning for Dancing On Ice because he ‘can’t even dance.’
‘To be dancing on ice, they think I’m bonkers,’ he continued. ‘But I’m very determined.’
The musician, who skates alongside expert Klabera Komini, recently stated that he would ‘love’ for his bandmates to witness him skate because it is the’scariest thing’ he has ever done.

He added: ‘It’s always nice to get someone there in your corner in case you fall.
‘Jay has obviously won Strictly Come Dancing so I need that winning attitude.
‘I’d love for all the boys to come down and support me at some point. Me and Jay have done Hunted and we won that, and Jay has won Strictly Come Dancing so we’re a team of winners – it’s expected of me to win.’
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