Dancing on Ice’s Vanessa Bauer breaks silence on Joey Essex romance for first time

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Vanessa Bauer has opened up about her “special bond” with Dancing on Ice skating partner Joey Essex. Over the past few months, Joey and 26 year old Vanessa are thought to have sparked up a romance with one another, with Joey even trying to plant a kiss on his skating partner on the ice.

The pair have been teamed up with one another since late last year and have skated their way to the final this weekend.The upcoming final marks Vanessa’s fifth on Dancing on Ice, but she insists this one will be different as she’s with TOWIE star Joey, 32. “This time I’ve got Joey with me,” she said, as per The Sun. “Obviously we have a bond like I didn’t have with any of my other partners.

It’s going to be special.” Vanessa’s sweet comments about Joey come after the reality TV star opened up about his “painful” performance last week after he chose a song to dance to that paid tribute to his late mum.

Last week also marked what would have been Tina’s 60th birthday. Joey was only 10 years old when she died. When asked what she would make of him doing well on the show, Joey said: “I feel like she would be very proud.