Dancing On Ice fans left cringing as Joey Essex tries to kiss pro Vanessa Bauer

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Dancing On Ice viewers were left cringing on Sunday night as Joey Essex tried to kiss pro Vanessa Bauer at the end of their High School Musical routine amid romance rumours.The former TOWIE star, 32, and pro skater, 26, transformed into Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez for their performance as part of the ITV show's Movie Week.

And at the end of the routine, Joey went in to kiss Vanessa, which she quickly avoided and started giggling, with viewers left cringing as they questioned whether it was part of the routine or not.To which the commentator exclaimed "careful" before commenting on the "classroom canoodling".

While host Phillip Schofield also pointed out the almost smooch at the end with Joey joking it was his "first kiss" on ITV. Viewers were left both confused and cringing over the moment as they took to Twitter, one person said: "Idk whats really going on with joey and Vanessa but cringing at him trying to kiss Vanessa #dancingonice." A different account put: "Joey attempting to kiss Vanessa was very cringe #dancingonice." Another follower wrote: "As if Joey just tried to kiss Vanessa and she pulled away #dancingonice" with crying emojis.

While a different viewer added: "Joey kissing Vanessa was awkward #dancingonice." It comes as Joey appeared to confirm a potential romance with his Dancing On Ice pro partner Vanessa last month.