THE COMEDIAN ON DANCING ON ICE AND FELINE FRIENDS
As a professional funny lady, Lou Sanders is no stranger to the pressures of live performance. But, as the 38 year old –who won Taskmaster in 2019 –has learned as acontestant on ITV’s Dancing On Ice, comedy club and theatre audiences are alittle different to primetime Sunday night TV viewers.
The self-deprecating star, who lists Mel Giedroyc, Katherine Ryan and Aisling Bea among her skate supporters, speaks to us about her 2025 tour No Kissing In The Bingo Hall, dangerous lifts, and facing the judges…
Congrats on your Dancing On Ice journey. How have you found it?
I feel like a little kid in a ruffly dress – which I do love, the costume department are amazing – doing my little dance. It’s like I’m a five year old, saying, “Do you like my dance?” And the judges are like, “No, we don’t really.”
How have you coped with the pressure?
There’s alot of highs and alot of lows. It’s the most fun, but then, when it’s tense, it is also quite stressful. But also, we’re not in awar zone – it’s an ITV show.
It feels like there’s alot of camaraderie…
I always wanted to be in adance troupe. Obviously, I’ve got no ability for dancing, and I’m nearly in my forties, so that’s not going to happen –this is the closest I’m gonna get!
Who do you want to win?
My flatmate put abet on Adele Roberts winning. Do you know that awoman hasn’t won it in 12 years? Ithink Adele and A mber [Davies] are really strong contenders. And Roxy Shahidi! She’s is my new wife –we’re going to have an affair, Ithink.
You and your pro partner Brendyn Hatfield must have to get incredibly intimate in rehearsals. How did you –pardon the pun –break the ice?
It’s funny, isn’t it? Because you’re not used to being so close to someone physically and then not going home with them. He wasn’t awkward, because that’s his day-in, day-out, but I was a bit like, “Oh, you’re holding me, are you?” But after the first day, it’s not awkward, because it’s just a job.
There’s clearly a lot of trust between you, especially with those lifts…
I feel like I’ve broken Brendyn. I’m like 11-and-a-half stone, and he’s ver
