Dancing On Ice Judge Emma Bunton

Emma Bunton has been confirmed as a new judge on 'Dancing On Ice'.

The former Spice Girl will replace West End legend Ruthie Henshall on the panel for the ITV ice-skating show, which will start in January.

Emma said: "I'm so excited to be joining a show I have been a huge fan of since it began. I can't wait to start working with Torvill and Dean."

Although Emma - who will join Robin Cousins, Jason Gardiner, Karen Barber and Nicky Slater on the judging panel - has no ice-skating experience, producers are convinced her performance abilities as one of the Spice Girls will help her judge the celebrity contestants.

Meanwhile, one of the show's participants, Heather Mills, has broken two ribs in training.

Since suffering the injury, it is unknown if the former model - ex-wife of Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney - will be well enough to participate in the show.

She tweeted: "In Salisbury USA, have to give a charity speech to 6,000 people for Easter Seals charity for disabled kids, with two broken ribs, any tips?"

When somebody asked how she suffered the injury - and offered some suggestions on how to combat the pain - she replied: "Ice skating for charity, I'm doing heat then ice every half an hour, don't like painkillers."