Dancing on Ice’s Joey Essex appeared to have tried to kiss his pro-skating partner Vanessa Bauer.
The pair performance a romantic skate to High School Musical’s Breaking Free, dressed and sweethearts Troy Bolton and Gabriella from the teen trilogy.
At the end of the skate, Joey appeared to duck in for a kiss with Vanessa, but she awkwardly pulled away, leaving fans in hysterics at his attempt.
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“As if Joey just tried to kiss Vanessa and she pulled away,” one laughed.
A second wrote: “JOEY JUST TRIED TO SMOOCH VANESSA! On a different note, Joey’s jump looked like the classic High School Musical jump.”
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“That kiss was a bit awkward #dancingonice,” a third added.
The show’s commentator Sam Matterface caught the moment and called the pair out before things got too heated, shouting: “Careful!”
As he analysed their performance he noted that the skate ended with a bit of “classroom canoodling.”
Presenter Phillip Schofield commented on the “canoodling” moment, saying: “You tried to get a kiss in there!”
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Joey didn’t deny it, saying: “Yeah, a nice little kiss on ITV.”
Romance has been rumoured to be brewing between the former TOWIE star and Vanessa after the pair were spotted leaving his £3million mansion early one morning.
On Valentine’s Day, Vanessa sparked more speculation among fans about her relationship with Joey as she penned a sweet message about him on Instagram.
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Sharing a post of them together, she wrote: “Onto a new week of @dancingonice for us, this next routine will be a childhood dream come true for me.”
“Thank you for your support always,” Vanessa added.
During their routine as Danny and Sandy from Grease, Joey seemed to confirm things between the pair, telling the judges: “Danny and Sandy are getting on pretty well, if you know what I mean.”
When Phillip asked, “Are you confirming this?”, Joey changed his tune and innocently held his hands up, telling the hosts: “I’m not confirming anything.”
Joey’s ‘admission’ was met by cheers from the crowds, with co-host Holly Willoughby describing Vanessa as Joey’s “Pro partner slash life partner” as the pair skated off the rink.
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