Joey Essex has been paired with pro skater Vanessa Bauer for next year's ‘Dancing On Ice’.
Joey Essex has been paired up with Vanessa Bauer for next year's Dancing on Ice
The former ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ star will compete on the ITV and ITVX ice dancing competition - which is set to return in early 2023 - with the 26-year-old skater.
The 32-year-old reality star shared several snaps of himself with Vanessa on Instagram, and he wrote: “Ice to meet you”.
Joey's fellow 'Dancing on Ice' competitor Patsy Palmer - who played Bianca Jackson on ‘EastEnders’ - expressed her sheer joy at being paired with Matt Evers, 46, who has appeared in every single series of the show since it began in 2006.
The 50-year-old soap star wrote on Instagram: “OMGGGGGGGG YESSSSSSSSS ITS THE ONE and ONLY @themattevers HOW EXCITING!!!!!!! Let’s do this. He is so gorgeous. @dancingonice THANKYOU. (sic)"
Reigning ‘Love Island’ champion Ekin-Su Culculoglu, 28 - who took the crown on the ITV2 dating competition with her boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti, 27 - labelled her partnership with Brendyn Hatfield, 36, “definitely a dream team”.
She recently revealed when she “stopped thinking about everything” she was able to really get into her 'Dancing on Ice' training.
Ekin-Su wrote on social media: “Today, my body clicked. I don’t know what happened but somehow, when I let go, and stopped thinking about everything, my body felt like a feather and I glided.”
The trio will be joined on the ice by fellow competitors who include The Wanted star Siva Kaneswaran, ‘Hollyoaks’ star Carley Stenson and former Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton.
Last month, Siva named Joey as his “biggest competition”.
The 33-year-old singer said: "I've only seen them skate a few days, but off of that ... I think Joey Essex.
"Just trying to stay up! I'm falling down all the time and trying to remember the moves. But overall it's fun. It is fun. I've never skated before, but I feel like I could go a long way. I feel confident."
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