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Mark Jefferies

Liberty Poole says she wants to be the next Holly Willoughby and praises 'stunning icon'

Liberty Poole has revealed that she wants to follow in the footsteps of Holly Willoughby and become a TV presenter.

The Love Island alum, 22, is a contestant on Dancing on Ice this year - with the popular ITV skating competition hosted by Willoughby, 40 and Phillip Schofield, 59.

The former islander - who appeared on the ITV2 reality series last summer - has said that she would love to try to emulate the career of the This Morning favourite.

Praising the show's co-host recently, she commented: "I mean, Holly's absolutely smashed it and I feel like she's a presenting icon."

Holly was described as 'a presenting icon' by the reality TV star (Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)
Liberty has said she would like to go into presenting herself (Dave Benett/Getty Images)

The reality TV star then expressed her interest in having a similar career, saying: "And so you know, it's very hard to follow in her footsteps, but I would definitely be open to presenting after this."

She added: "Holly also looks stunning and she wears amazing dresses, she looks great whatever she wears."

Liberty hopes to show fans a different side whilst on Dancing on Ice, in which she's partnered with professional skater Joe Johnson, 27.

She was regularly seen in emotional scenes on Love Island last year, particularly amid her split from former beau Jake Cornish, 24, towards the end of the reality series.

Liberty appeared on Love Island last year alongside Jake Cornish (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

However, she's keen to have on the ice rink. She said: "I think on this you will get to see more of my fun side." Love Island showed what she was like "in a relationship."

She added: "This time you will see me as an individual having fun and learning a new skill so people will see a different side to me."

And whilst she's skated at Christmas markets as a child, she doesn't think it helps much when performing on the ice. Liberty has also admitted that she hasn't changed her diet much for the show.

She revealed that she's still been having McDonald's "quite a lot," adding: "I haven't really changed my diet, but one thing I have been doing is stretching a lot."

She's been partnered with skater Joe Johnson for Dancing on Ice (Matt Frost/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

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Liberty said she isn't "naturally flexible" so has made an effort to stretch "a lot more" during the experience, noting that it "helps with injuries."

The reality TV star will skate alongside fellow celebrities Regan Gascoigne, Connor Ball, Ben Foden and Stef Reid on the weekend. Rachel Stevens had been due to skate but fractured her wrist and hopes to appear next week.

Dancing On Ice continues on ITV this Sunday night from 6.30pm.

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