Dancing On Ice pro Alex Murphy has written an emotional message thanking her skating partner Joe Swash for his "emotional support" after they were pictured leaving a hotel hand-in-hand yesterday.
The pair won the ITV talent show on Sunday night, and Joe later let loose at the boozy afterparty. The next morning, Joe, 38, was pictured leaving his hotel holding hands with Alex.
The Canadian skater has now posted a lengthy message on her Instagram page thanking Joe for helping her while she was away from her family during months of training.
In her note, Alex wrote: "I’m still in shock. This year has taught me the craziest lesson. "I always believed in trusting the process, but if I have learned anything this year, it is that fate has a way
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