are: Series 7 (2012) The seventh series started on 8 January 2012. The celebrities were revealed on 3 January 2012. Phillip Schofield returned as presenter and was joined by Christine Bleakley following the departure of Holly Willoughby, with Christopher Dean, Jayne Torvill and Karen Barber returning to mentor the celebrities. Robin Cousins was the only judge from series 6 to return, with six consecutive European champion Katarina Witt and choreographer Louie Spence replacing Emma Bunton and Jason Gardiner. The contestants for the seventh series are as follows. Singer Chesney Hawkes was originally part of the line-up, but withdrew after sustaining an injury. His replacement was The X Factor contestant Chico. Series 8 (2013) The eighth series started on 6 January 2013. The line-up was officially announced on 18 December 2012. Consisting of twelve couples, series 8 was the shortest series to air, and had the lowest number of couples since series 3 in 2008. Christopher Dean, Jayne Torvill and Karen Barber returned to mentor the celebrities, with Barber returning to The Ice Panel after two series away. Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley returned to co-present. Head judge Robin Cousins and Barber were joined on The Ice Panel by former judge Jason Gardiner and former The Pussycat Dolls singer Ashley Roberts, who replaced Louie Spence and Katarina Witt. Series 9: All-Stars (2014) The ninth series of Dancing on Ice began airing on 5 January 2014. It was announced on 21 May 2013 by Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill that it would be their last series as coaches, and ITV's Director of Television, Peter Fincham, confirmed that the programme would be cancelled after series 9. On 24 June 2013, it was reported that Dancing on Ice could continue with new coaches, however, on 22 October 2013 it was confirmed that this would be the show's last series. It was later announced that the ninth series would be an "all-star" series, featuring former winners and other contestants from the eight previous series. The 14-strong line up was revealed on 11 December 2013; it included six former champions, six other top-four finishers, plus Joe Pasquale and Todd Carty. Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley returned to co-present; Christopher Dean, Jayne Torvill and Karen Barber returned to mentor the celebrities; Robin Cousins, Jason Gardiner, Karen Barber and Ashley Roberts returned for their respective ninth, eighth, seventh and second series on The Ice Panel. Cousins was absent