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Joey Essex admits that skating is “very intimate” with his Dancing On Ice co-star Vanessa Bauer

Joey Essex admits it’s “very intimate” skating with Dancing On Ice’s Vanessa Bauer and confesses he “doesn’t know” how married people participate in the show.

By Ellie Phillips for Mailonline

Published: 21:19 GMT, January 13, 2023 | Updated: 21:40 GMT, January 13, 2023

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They have been training together for the past three months before their debut on the show.

And now, Joey Essex has admitted it’s ‘very intimate’ to skate with his Dancing On Ice partner Vanessa Bauer, and confessed that she “does not know” how married people participate in the program.

The former TOWIE star, 32, said he feels “blessed” to be paired with the 26-year-old German figure skater, confessing he was “very happy” about the deal.

Oh! Joey Essex, 32, admitted that skating is “very intimate” with his Dancing On Ice co-star Vanessa Bauer, 26, and he “doesn’t know” how married people participate in the show.

joey said Sun: ‘I’m really blessed to be paired with Vanessa, I was so happy. You are close and you are touching each other’s legs. . . And everywhere. You are very intimate and it can happen.

“Honestly, I don’t know how people do this show when they’re married, it would be a disaster.

‘People were like, ‘If I were married. . . God!” Lucky I don’t have a ring on my finger, huh?’

Blessed: The former TOWIE star said he feels “blessed” to be paired with the German figure skater, confessing he was “very happy” with the deal

It comes after Vanessa shut down growing romance rumors between her and Joey, after previously saying they’d been ‘super flirty’.

He shared that they are “just friends,” before adding that they are having “so much fun” preparing for the competition.

speaking to SunVanessa was asked if there was any truth to the rumors of a blossoming relationship between her and Joey.

Dancing On Ice: Joey Is Ready To Hit The Skating Rink With His Pro Skating Partner Vanessa Bauer

“We’re just skating buddies,” he said firmly, while giving the same answer to any possibility of romance in the future.

Turning the conversation to the upcoming set of the skating competition, the brunette continued: ‘Dancing on Ice couldn’t be going better right now, Joey is progressing so fast and working hard.

“He takes Dancing on Ice very seriously; At first I was a little worried that he was joking too much. But we are having a lot of fun and at the same time we are training very hard.’

DANCING ON ICE 2023: MEET THE CONTESTANTS

PATSY PALMER

YEARS: fifty

PROFESSION: actress and dj

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: “I’ve turned it down before because I was terrified, but when I turned 50 I made a pact to get out of my confrontation zone. ‘

EKIN-SU CULCULOGLU

YEARS: 28

PROFESSION: love island star

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I have incredible news to tell you. I’m so excited, I can’t wait to get on the ice and skate. Stay tuned and see you on the ice.

mollie gallagher

YEARS: 24

PROFESSION: Actress

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: “I don’t have the best coordination, so when people find out they’ll laugh, but I don’t want to spend my life saying ‘I can’t do this, I can’t do that’.”

JOEY ESSEX

YEARS: 32

PROFESSION: Former TOWIE star

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I’m so excited. I wanted something in my life with structure and it’s more serious than I usually do.’

carley stenson

YEARS: 36

PROFESSION: Actress and West End star

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I’m so excited to be able to learn to dance…on ice! I’m terrified but I can’t wait, I just want to make the most of this whole experience.”

SIVA KANESWARAN

AGE: 33

PROFESSION: Singer

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: “I want to learn to skate and make my family proud of me and put on a show for all to see.”

John Fashanu

YEARS: 60

PROFESSION: Former footballer and expert

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I’m definitely in it to win it. And this may be one of the scariest things I’ve ever signed up for, but I couldn’t be more up for the challenge!’

NILE WILSON

YEARS: 26

PROFESSION: olympic gymnast

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I haven’t ice skated a lot, but I’m very excited for the opportunity. I’m so excited to get into that routine and feel like an athlete again.’

JAMES LEE WILLIAM AKA LA VIVIENNE

YEARS: 29

PROFESSION: drag queen

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: “To be the first drag performer to take part in one of the UK’s biggest reality competitions is an honor and a big step forward for queer representation on television.’

DARREN HARRIOT

PROFESSION: Funny

YEARS: 3. 4

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I have giant feet, I don’t skate and I can’t dance. My family has already placed bets, they are betting that I will fall in the first episode!

MICHELLE HEATON

AGE: 43

PROFESSION: Singer

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: “I’ve always wanted to do it, but I know I never would have been able to complete anything because of the shape I was in 18 months ago, so I’m really thankful that I got it done this year when I’m here.” much stronger.

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