Joey Essex drops major hint he's dating DOI partner Vanessa Bauer

The pair have great chemistry

Author: Alex RossPublished 24th Jan 2023

Ever since it was announced that TOWIE star Joey Essex had been partnered with professional ice skater Vanessa Bauer for the 2023 series of Dancing On Ice, rumours started to fly of a potential romance between the two singletons.

Following the pair's first live performance on Sunday 14th January, viewers could see the chemistry between the two, resulting in an impressive first score of 27/40, and now Joey has spoken about his relationship with Vanessa.

Appearing on Good Morning Britain full of smiles, 32-year-old Joey told the hosts: "I'm open, I'll answer, the truth is obviously... I'm single, Vanessa is single, you know. We go to the ice every day, it's cold, got to keep each other warm... do you know what I mean? So that's it really... yeah, it's all good."

Susanna Reid was quick to probe further, asking: "Hold on, it sounds like you're not single and she's not single? It sounds like you're both together?"

Blushing as he answered, Joey went on to say: "No comment, can't confirm but we are both single, right now, we're taking it slowly, it's all good."

Not leaving it there, Susanna then cheekily said: "Well congratulations, that's lovely!", to which Joey replied: "I am not confirming nothing!"

Check out which celebs found love on Dancing On Ice:

Kevin Kilbane and Brianne Delcourt: Engaged

After meeting on the 2020 series, former footballer Kevin Kilbane and Canadian skater Brianne Delcourt confirmed they were dating in January, before Kevin popped the question in early February.


Although the pair had only known each other for three months, Kevin moved in with Brianne and her three-year-old daughter and the pair got married in 2020.


In February 2021, Kevin and Brianne welcomed their first child together, a baby girl called Olivia Mae. The couple then announced they were expecting their second child in November 2021, with Brianna giving birth in 2022.

Samia Ghadie and Sylvain Longchambon: Married

Coronation Street actress Samia Ghadie fell in love with French skater Sylvain Longchambon when she appeared on the show in 2013.


Samia and Sylvain went on to welcome a baby boy called Yves in 2015, before getting married one year later in 2016. Samia often supports her husband during the show!

Jennifer Metcalfe and Sylvain Longchambon: Split

Before settling down with Samia, Sylvain also dated Hollyoaks actress Jennifer Metcalfe, with the pair dating for two years after meeting on the show.

David Seaman and Frankie Poultney: Married

After former England goalkeeper David Seaman appeared on Dancing On Ice back in 2008, he was partner with ice-skater Frankie Poultney and the rest is history!


David went on to propose to Frankie back in 2013, with the couple getting married two years later in 2015. They are still together to this day and often attend events together.

Christopher Dean and Karen Barber: Dating

Although they are not contestants, ice-skating legend Christopher Dean is in a relationship with Dancing On Ice coach Karen Barber.


After splitting from his ex-wife Jill Trenary in 2010, Christopher went on to date Karen in 2011, and the pair are happier than ever!

Brianne Delcourt and Matt Lapinskas: Split

Before finding 'the one' in Kevin Kilbane, Brianne also found love on the ice rink with former EastEnders actor Matt Lapinskas.


Brianne also briefly dated contestants Sam Attwater and Danny Young.


Despite dating in 2014, Brianne dumped the actor after he reportedly cheated on her with two other women.

Meanwhile, although they've not fully confirmed they are dating, Joey and Vanessa's chemistry is certainly helping them out on the ice.

During the first week of the competition, Joey and Vanessa performed to 'Mack The Knife' by Robbie Williams, where they were scored an impressive 27 out of 40 by judges Ashley Banjo, Oti Mabuse, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.

Their performance put them second on the leaderbord behind British gymnast Nile Wilson and his professional partner Olivia Smart.

Joey and Vanessa will perform for the second time during Sunday night's live show.

Now read:

Everything you need to know about Dancing On Ice 2023

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