0:00:05 > 0:00:08In the high-speed world of an ice star...
0:00:10 > 0:00:13..time never stands still.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16- Up you get.- There are routines to learn.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Rivals to beat.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Worldwide travel.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28And glory.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31A life on ice has its ups...
0:00:31 > 0:00:33I'm the junior national champion.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37I can't believe I'm British champion.
0:00:37 > 0:00:38..and its downs.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44- Like Bambi!- Emotions can run high.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47I feel like I'm wasting my time when I skate like this.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49But to make it as an ice star...
0:00:51 > 0:00:53..you have to pick yourself up and carry on.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Because one day
0:00:56 > 0:00:57might just be YOUR day.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Ella performs her first solo skate to the public.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24- ANNOUNCER:- Get ready to watch and be amazed.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Josh and Chloe pull out all their tricks to get noticed by a real-life
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- prince.- I don't want to fall right in front of the prince, you know?
0:01:30 > 0:01:32- Not cool.- And...
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Someone very special returning back to the ice,
0:01:35 > 0:01:37I'm really excited to see her.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45At the National Ice Centre in Nottingham,
0:01:45 > 0:01:49life on the ice is never straightforward.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Come on.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55It takes hours and hours of practice to get things right.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56You've got to push.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59People are getting sloppy.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01And for some, it can all become too much.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07For years, ice dancers Josh and Ellie, or Jellie,
0:02:07 > 0:02:11were known as the centre's golden couple.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16But last season news broke that sent shockwaves around the rink.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Ellie decided to stop skating completely.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Such a shame, you were so good.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Ellie was finding all the hours on the ice too much.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27I just felt heavy and I couldn't do anything.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30I was just so tired.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34And as the season ended, Josh was left without a partner,
0:02:34 > 0:02:36as Ellie began a new life away from the ice.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38I'm going to miss Ellie because she was, like,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41one of my really close friends.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45It's been six months since then and things are looking up.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Josh's search for a new partner is in full swing.
0:02:50 > 0:02:51But hang on a minute...
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Someone very special is returning back to the ice,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56I'm really excited to see her.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01It's Ellie, she's back at the rink!
0:03:04 > 0:03:08I didn't think I was going to come back at all, to be honest.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12I thought that I wanted to, like, go out with my friends more,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15but then I realised,
0:03:15 > 0:03:17skating is my life, so...
0:03:23 > 0:03:25It's really nice to have Ellie back.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28We all missed her. She's just easing into it right now.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- Nice gloves, Ellie.- Thanks!
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Yeah, it's really nice to be back and seeing everyone.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42We're all really happy you're back and skating again, it's so nice to see you.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50I was going too slow.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55I haven't spun that fast in ages.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59It feels, like, really nice,
0:03:59 > 0:04:04because I used to, like, just push along the floor at home.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Skating solo is a whole new experience for Ellie.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Ah! My back!
0:04:12 > 0:04:15I'm a little bit stiff, but it's really fun to do it again.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21I do miss skating with Josh,
0:04:21 > 0:04:26but at the moment I just want to get through this next season and not to
0:04:26 > 0:04:27worry about a partnership.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34I've skated here most of my life, and I know everyone.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36And they're like my family.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37I just feel like I'm at home.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40When Ellie split with Josh,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43she went back to live at home, over an hour away,
0:04:43 > 0:04:48which meant she didn't get to see ice friends like Ella.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Now she's back and staying closer with her gran,
0:04:51 > 0:04:53the girls have got loads to catch up on.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- Hi!- Hi, are you all right?
0:04:55 > 0:04:56Yes, thanks, are you?
0:04:56 > 0:04:59I'm good, thank you. What you been doing?
0:04:59 > 0:05:01I have a science test.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04But I'm not good at science!
0:05:04 > 0:05:06I've got my GCSEs next year.
0:05:06 > 0:05:11Oh, yeah. Sports science, and PE and geography.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14I'm really bad at geography, I thought China was in America!
0:05:14 > 0:05:17You thought China was in America?!
0:05:17 > 0:05:18LAUGHTER
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- Hi.- Hello.- Thank you.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- Thank you.- What was it like not skating?
0:05:27 > 0:05:31It was really weird not skating, I had nothing to do.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35My day was literally, wake up, get on the bus to school, eat tea,
0:05:35 > 0:05:36go on my phone, then go to bed.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38How boring is that?
0:05:38 > 0:05:42It was really weird, like, seeing all of you on social media, like,
0:05:42 > 0:05:45all together, and I was just sat at home.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48It was really weird not having you at the rink.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Last season, Ella's own partner went home to Italy.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54But that's not going to hold her back this year.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56I'm going to do a season of solo.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59I was just ready to have a new start.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Solo is good, though,
0:06:01 > 0:06:04because you can do what you want to do and not worry about what your
0:06:04 > 0:06:06partner wants to do.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07All the attention is on you,
0:06:07 > 0:06:11and you don't have to worry about anyone else.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15Ella, I really missed you because you're like my family.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- Yeah.- And I've known you for so long.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21It's so good to see these friends back together again.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- Bye!- Bye.- See you.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- See you.- But, right now, the ice is calling.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Ella's new solo career is kicking off with a bang.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38She's been asked to star at the opening of the pop-up rink in Sunderland,
0:06:38 > 0:06:39which Jellie went to last year.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44But there is one slight drawback.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49It's really soon and I haven't had as long to practise a routine
0:06:49 > 0:06:51and make a routine as I normally would.
0:06:53 > 0:06:59We've literally got a week, so we need to get moving quite quickly with it.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02I think it will be a really good opportunity for you to get out there
0:07:02 > 0:07:05by yourself, so you really need to make sure that you sell it,
0:07:05 > 0:07:08because all eyes are going to be on you.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Yeah, definitely.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Can you do for me, up on your toes,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16do three turn and then do a run on the toes?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Back cross.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Pivot, hold position,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27up and up, cross.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- I forgot my arms.- If you forget any of these arms, it's not a problem,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35just make it up on the day.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42It's very different doing a solo performance to having a partner to
0:07:42 > 0:07:45skate with - you haven't got that other person to rely on,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48she needs to make all her moves a lot bigger.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50That's it.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Maybe not do it like that!
0:08:09 > 0:08:12I always go wrong on that spin, I don't know why.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18In the spin, I obviously don't want that to happen in Sunderland because
0:08:18 > 0:08:22it would be a bit embarrassing if I just sit there on the floor.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31Our ice stars become used to performing in front of hundreds of people,
0:08:31 > 0:08:35but today it is all about a very special audience of one.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40Across the rink, news is breaking that Prince Harry is about to visit.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44The prince is coming to meet all of the young trainee coaches.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Minutes before their training,
0:08:46 > 0:08:49figure skaters Josh and Kloe have just heard the news.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Have you actually ever met a real prince before?
0:08:51 > 0:08:54No. When would I meet a prince?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57It's not just like an everyday thing, is it?
0:08:58 > 0:09:01You know, I'm going to act really cool with him, I'm going to be like,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04"Yo, Harry. Come take a selfie with me."
0:09:04 > 0:09:07'We wanted to get a selfie with Prince Harry really badly,'
0:09:07 > 0:09:10so we were like, "Are we going to get the selfie?"
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Do you think you're looking for your Prince Charming?
0:09:13 > 0:09:16No. I don't think so!
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Prince Harry will be in the building in just a few hours' time.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25And everyone at the rink needs to be ready,
0:09:25 > 0:09:28just in case they are spotted.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34So, guys, as you know, we will have a very special guest,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37he will come and see what the international ice centre do, OK?
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Knowing that Prince Harry was coming to the ice rink,
0:09:43 > 0:09:46we obviously wanted to do, like, the best skating we can.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Push, please, I need more pressure there.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Pushing from the right to the left.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04After the... Stand up.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05Joshy? OK?
0:10:07 > 0:10:12Down, up! But, how short and how long make your jump good and bad.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Listening now, please.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22I am still not happy with your skating, still -
0:10:22 > 0:10:25skating quality not good.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29The pair might be used to competing at a top level,
0:10:29 > 0:10:34but impressing a prince is going to be a totally new experience.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Spending so much time together
0:10:42 > 0:10:45means our skaters form super-strong friendships.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47No, Josh!
0:10:51 > 0:10:55She may no longer be skating with Josh,
0:10:55 > 0:10:57but now that Ellie's close by again,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00she wants to make sure they both stay friends.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01We've always been friends,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04and we always will be, even if we are not skating together.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12Today is Josh's 16th birthday. We always give presents to each other,
0:11:12 > 0:11:16and I think Josh is going to like the presents I have chosen for him.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Me and Josh started skating together four years ago.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27So, we've done eight birthdays together.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30I'm feeling excited about going to see Josh today,
0:11:30 > 0:11:32because I haven't seen him in a while.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35I don't get to see her that often,
0:11:35 > 0:11:37so it would be nice to see her again.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40We're going quad biking later.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41It's going to be exciting.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Jellie have wanted to go quad biking together for ages,
0:11:46 > 0:11:48but when they were skating, there was never the time.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54You miss her?
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Yeah.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Sent me the poo emojis.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01I think this was supposed to be ice cream, but...
0:12:03 > 0:12:05..sent him one back.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14"I'm on..." She is on her way.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19I don't think we'll be talking about skating today, just have fun.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Look how muddy it is.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22This is where we go on the quad bike.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24I don't like getting mud in my hair.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26In my fingernails or on my clothes.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28I just don't like mud at all.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31And you don't think you are going to get muddy?!
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- Probably will. - I think you will!
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Hmm, we will have to wait and see.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Because back at the rink,
0:12:39 > 0:12:43the people of Nottingham are gathering for the royal arrival.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- What we are doing?- Making sure we get a good view.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47Front row, please.
0:12:53 > 0:12:59If there's one thing we get from today, it is going to be a selfie.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02What time is it? Prince Harry time.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Maybe we should rehearse how we say hello.
0:13:05 > 0:13:06OK, right.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- Prince...- Do it again.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Prince Harry! Hi!
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- That was quite good, I quite like that one.- OK.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Prince Harry...
0:13:16 > 0:13:17- Loved it.- OK, I will do that.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- That was great.- Prince Harry!
0:13:19 > 0:13:22I'm waiting for you!
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Oh, I see him.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31I can't see anything, but it's so cool.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37It's blocking my shot.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39That's the best picture ever.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- I know.- Prince Harry will be ringside any minute,
0:13:42 > 0:13:44and Josh and Kloe need to get there quick
0:13:44 > 0:13:46if they are going to grab his attention.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48KNOCK AT DOOR
0:13:48 > 0:13:49Come in.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56- Joshua.- Yo.- Now we get to see him on the ice, but we have to rush.- Yeah.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58He's the most important person we have ever skated for,
0:13:58 > 0:14:02and I think we all just wanted to skate our best and show him what we
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- can do.- I was really excited.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06I was like, "I got this."
0:14:06 > 0:14:10They've secured a spot on the ice - the problem is,
0:14:10 > 0:14:13it's in the corner at the totally opposite end to Prince Harry.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21We actually got on the ice and we realised that we were basically at
0:14:21 > 0:14:23the other end of the rink to him.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26We kind of were a bit like, "Oh, this is not what we had in mind."
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Prince Harry's main focus was, like, cute little kids on there doing,
0:14:32 > 0:14:34like, races.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Kloe was full-on bossing those spins.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41I thought she was going to drill through the ice.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42She was like... Shhhh...
0:14:43 > 0:14:46I've never seen Josh skate so well.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50You need speed for a jump, and he literally just did it.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- Pulled it out of nowhere.- Killed it. - With no sign yet that the prince
0:14:55 > 0:14:58has even noticed the skaters at the far side of the rink,
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Josh and Kloe have to take some drastic measures.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02Prince Harry is, like,
0:15:02 > 0:15:04"Oh, nothing's happening."
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- "Harry!"- No, can't see anything.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10"It's all good. All clear on that end."
0:15:10 > 0:15:12And I'm, like, "Harry!"
0:15:20 > 0:15:24He was whisked away, never to be seen again.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28I just seen a glimpse of those triples and then, like, boom.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32I made eye contact with Prince Harry after one of my spins
0:15:32 > 0:15:35and I was, like, "That's it, I got it."
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Did you manage to get any good pictures?
0:15:40 > 0:15:45No, I have none. I literally got a video of a cameraman running.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46That's all I got.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Literally. No Prince Harry.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Prince Harry - selfie fail or selfie yay?
0:15:58 > 0:15:59BOTH: Selfie fail.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10150 miles away in Sunderland...
0:16:13 > 0:16:17..Ella, her mum, and coach Sophie are rushing to get ready for her
0:16:17 > 0:16:19first skate as a solo dancer.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25With Ella due at the opening of the pop-up rink shortly...
0:16:27 > 0:16:29..there's still lots to do.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Did you decide what dress you are wearing?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38I think the pink one.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40But you said the blue one.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42I agree, I think the pink one.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44It will fit best with the music.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47You're right, I do like the pink one on you, to be honest.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Wonderful.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54It's much shorter than it was last year.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57I think you've grown since last year, that's all.
0:16:57 > 0:17:02I always do my own hair because Mum pulls too hard and then I scream.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Oh, I dropped all the pins all over the floor!
0:17:11 > 0:17:14It's OK, we will pick them all up, don't worry, you carry on.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18I was laughing too much, so then I kind of forgot where I was
0:17:18 > 0:17:20and now I have to do it again.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23I'm blaming it on Mum.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28Ella's only had days to make up her routine,
0:17:28 > 0:17:31and the worry of getting it wrong is setting in.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Normally, it takes me about a month.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38My biggest fear about learning a new routine in such short time
0:17:38 > 0:17:40was forgetting it on the day.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42It won't come out.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46I'm not very good at thinking of something on the spot.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48This is the last bit of doing my make-up.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53OK, ready.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58While Ella starts to mentally prepare for her big performance...
0:18:00 > 0:18:05..Ellie is also a bit anxious, as she hasn't seen Josh in months.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09I was really nervous.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14Me and Josh still speak to each other, but it's not that often.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15- Hi.- Hi.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- Happy birthday.- Thanks.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- What did you get? - Just, like, vouchers.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- What for?- My auntie got one,
0:18:22 > 0:18:24got me one for Tesco.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Tesco?!
0:18:26 > 0:18:29LAUGHTER
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Your Tesco voucher!
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Look at your socks!
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- That's for you.- Oh, thanks.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50So...
0:18:50 > 0:18:55- Right, let's go and have a look at the bikes.- I think I rock this look.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59I'm not going to lie.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02They don't even fit me, look at that.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04I think I look pretty good.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06LAUGHTER
0:19:06 > 0:19:11Josh hasn't grown up any more than when he did when he was ten.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13He just likes joking about everything.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16I think I'm going to be better at quad bikes.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- Me.- Me. I'm going to be better. - Why are you lying?- What do you mean?
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Why are you lying? 'And he's always annoying me.'
0:19:22 > 0:19:26- Handshake. - Pretty sure that's a headbutt.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28But we make each other laugh.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Excellent.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39When I did a couple of laps around,
0:19:39 > 0:19:44I got faster and faster and I was catching up to Josh.
0:20:07 > 0:20:08Good girl, keep going.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- Excellent. Did you enjoy that? - Yeah. Thanks.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Absolutely good.
0:20:22 > 0:20:23Ellie, it is all in your hair.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- Oh! Is it actually?- Yeah.
0:20:26 > 0:20:27- Way at the back?- Yeah.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Quite a lot.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34OK.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39I have mud on my hands, my forehead, my feet, my hair.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Everywhere. It's even inside my socks, I can feel it.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44It was really fun though.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46I think Ellie crashed a couple of times.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49I was just laughing, I thought it was quite funny.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- Here you go.- Thanks.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Open them now.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58When Ellie stopped skating, she had so much pressure on her,
0:20:58 > 0:21:00I just tried to, like, take her mind off of it.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- Did you wrap these?- Yeah.
0:21:02 > 0:21:03I can't wrap...
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Sellotape round the whole thing.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07I know.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11A good friend, to me, is being there for you when you need them.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12Moustache straws.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15- Thanks.- It's all right.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18Read the back.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Thank you.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25OK.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27'I can be myself around Josh, we make each other laugh,
0:21:27 > 0:21:29'I think I annoy him as well.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31'But, I'm just funny, so...'
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- It's you!- I was going to say it's you.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42It was really fun. Even though we are not skating together,
0:21:42 > 0:21:45our friendship's just the same.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47You know it takes 19 and a half hours
0:21:47 > 0:21:48to watch all of the Harry Potters.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52We will always be close friends because we've, like,
0:21:52 > 0:21:54known each other for, like, ages.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56And we're just like brother and sister.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01I think one of the main things that makes a good friend is just being
0:22:01 > 0:22:04able to not only trust each other but just being there for each other
0:22:04 > 0:22:08- all the time.- The thing that makes friends good
0:22:08 > 0:22:13is that they can skate and they can do flips on the trampoline.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Definitely me!
0:22:16 > 0:22:19We fall out constantly, like sisters do.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22But, when we need each other, we are the first people we call.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33At the opening of the rink in Sunderland, the lights are on.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34The ice is waiting,
0:22:34 > 0:22:38and a huge crowd gathers to see Ella's first solo performance.
0:22:40 > 0:22:41When we arrived,
0:22:41 > 0:22:45there was already quite a few people standing around the rink.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47I was very nervous.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51I've never done a gala by myself before.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Unlike when Jellie were here last year, and could rely on each other,
0:22:57 > 0:23:00tonight, Ella will be alone,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03with the added pressure of having had just days to learn her routine.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12When I was practising, I was thinking about,
0:23:12 > 0:23:14if I forgot my routine, what I would do.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20She's just forgotten some of her programme.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28I was most nervous about going the wrong way,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31because then I'd probably get stuck on the barriers.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36So you need to imagine that I'm stood there.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40You come out of your pivot and you do a spiral around here and then you
0:23:40 > 0:23:45need to cross over to this barrier and then skate across the top.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49She's getting a little bit confused about where she is on the ice.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51She's then getting herself confused over her steps.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55After a stressful practice,
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Ella picks up a video message sent from Ellie,
0:23:57 > 0:23:59who may have spent the day with Josh,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02but hasn't forgotten her other friend.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Hi, Ella, I heard you're going to open the outdoor rink in Sunderland,
0:24:10 > 0:24:11you will love it there.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Just remember, the rink is a lot smaller than home,
0:24:14 > 0:24:17so, don't push out too much, because you will have no room.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Good luck, have a good time, bye, love you lots.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26It was really nice to get a message from Ellie saying good luck
0:24:26 > 0:24:29and telling me not to push as much.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32And it's really nice to get a message.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35We are going to launch the ice-skating on the rink right now.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37We have some fabulous ice skaters.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48With the gala in full swing,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51it is just seconds until Ella takes centre stage.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55We are going to be continuing the show with somebody that you will
0:24:55 > 0:24:58have seen from the telly, so get ready to watch and be amazed,
0:24:58 > 0:25:02and please, put your hands together for Ella.
0:25:02 > 0:25:03CHEERING
0:25:06 > 0:25:08When I got into my starting position,
0:25:08 > 0:25:12it felt like ages before the music started.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15All of the nerves were just rushing through me.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20MUSIC PLAYS: Half The World Away by Aurora
0:25:20 > 0:25:23# I would like to leave this city
0:25:23 > 0:25:28# This old town don't smell too pretty and
0:25:28 > 0:25:32# I can feel the warning signs
0:25:32 > 0:25:36# Running around my mind
0:25:36 > 0:25:41# And when I leave this planet
0:25:41 > 0:25:45# You know I'd stay but I just can't stand it
0:25:45 > 0:25:49# I can feel the warning signs
0:25:49 > 0:25:52# Running around my mind
0:25:54 > 0:25:56# So here I go... #
0:25:56 > 0:25:58CHEERING
0:25:58 > 0:26:02# I'm still scratching around in the same old hole
0:26:02 > 0:26:09# My body feels young but my mind is very old
0:26:11 > 0:26:13# So what do you say?
0:26:15 > 0:26:19# You can't give me the dreams that are mine anyway
0:26:19 > 0:26:22# You're half the world away
0:26:24 > 0:26:28# You're half the world away
0:26:28 > 0:26:30# I've been lost, I've been found
0:26:30 > 0:26:32# But I don't feel down
0:26:32 > 0:26:36# You're half the world away
0:26:36 > 0:26:38# I've been lost I've been found
0:26:38 > 0:26:41# But I don't feel down
0:26:43 > 0:26:47# But I don't feel down... #
0:26:54 > 0:26:55CHEERING
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Ella from CBBC, wasn't she amazing?
0:27:06 > 0:27:08I think it went really, really well.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10I got a massive applause.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14I didn't see one person that wasn't smiling.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20I really enjoyed doing the solo dance.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Ella, can I get my photo taken with you, please?
0:27:24 > 0:27:25Yeah.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Everybody looking at me and only me.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Going solo is the right choice for me,
0:27:32 > 0:27:37and I am definitely going to carry on doing it.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41HE SHRIEKS
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Speed skaters Charlie and Freddie
0:27:44 > 0:27:47take on a mega-competition road trip.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- Party time!- There was traffic.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Big changes to The Icicles sync routine...
0:27:51 > 0:27:53There wasn't one couple that were in sync.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55..leave them battling with a new routine.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57And I was so stressed out about it.
0:27:57 > 0:27:58How are we going to make this work?
0:27:58 > 0:28:02And a new arrival all the way from Russia has everyone talking.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05I didn't even realise how young she was, as well.