[7][8] Christopher Dean, Jayne Torvill, Ashley Banjo and Oti Mabuse returned to the judging panel.
[13] The professional skaters who did not return for this series were reigning champion Amani Fancy, who left to focus on other projects, and Simon Proulx-Sénécal.
[16][17] On 2 February 2025, it was announced that Vanessa Bauer had been forced to withdraw from the series after suffering a torn ligament and various sprain injuries.
Colour key: Group performance: "Alive and Kicking" — Simple MindsTorvill & Dean performance: "Let the Good Times Roll" — Sam Butera & The Witnesses In a change to the format for this series, there was no skate-off for the first four weeks of competition, instead the couple with the lowest combined judges' score and public vote were eliminated.
Subsequently, the couple from both weeks with the lowest combined judges' score and public vote was eliminated from the competition.
[30][31] Theme: PersonalGroup performance: "You Are the Reason" — Calum Scott Prior to the live show, it was announced that Vanessa Bauer had been forced withdraw from the competition due to injury.