Jessica Taylor

We think that Jessica Taylor will make a great addition to the Dancing On Ice crew...

She's pretty, fit and just has that overall star quality.

But it's come to light that Jess isn't a newbie on the ice...

You might recall that Jess spent four weeks training for a Strictly Come Dancing spin-off, Strictly Ice Dancing, back in 2004.

And now some peeps are saying that gives her an unfair advantage.

ITV have spoken out to defend Jess, and we couldn't agree with them more:

"Jessica took part in a one-off skating show fours years ago, but has not skated since," an insider at the channel told us. Kevin Pietersen with Jess

"Dancing On Ice has always had contestants of mixed abilities and we don't believe that Jessica's previous experience gives her unfair advantage."

While four weeks can be considered a slight supremacy, we hardly think it's enough to make the lady pro. Talk about nit-picking.

Also, Jess should be cut some slack because it's been a shaky week for casa da Taylor as her husband Kevin Pietersen yesterday quit as England cricket captain.

So we hope that Jess kicks some serious glacial butt when the show starts this weekend to silence her critics.