ITV Dancing on Ice's Vanessa Bauer speaks out after 'fuming' reaction to loss with Joey Essex as she says final 'didn't go as planned'
13.03.2023 - 13:35
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Dancing on Ice star Vanessa Bauer has spoken out after she missed out on winning the ITV skating competition alongside Joey Essex. The pair, who have been subject to romance rumours but are yet to officially confirm if they are an item, competed together for the last time on Sunday night (March 12).
Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were back rinkside as they prepared to crown the 2023 winners after several weeks of performances and eliminations. Judges Oti Mabuse, Ashley Banjo, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were back on the ice panel to cast an expert eye but the final result was all down to the show's viewers.
Nile Wilson, Joey Essex, and The Vivienne all went head-to-head in a bid to lift the Dancing on Ice trophy and follow in the winning footsteps of 2022 winner Regan Gascoigne and 2021 champ Sonny Jay. The three finalists all skated an original, 'showcase' routine which had been choreographed by skating legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean before taking part in a skate battle to whittle the competition down from three to two remaining contestants.
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After all the finalists had performed their first dance, they were neck and neck having all secured perfect 40s. But it was The Vivienne who was voted off before getting the chance to perform their version of Torvill and Dean's iconic Bolero with professional partner Colin Grafton.
It was left to retired Olympic gymnast Nile and his partner Olivia Smart and reality star Joey and his partner Vanessa Bauer to perform their own reimagining of the Olympic-winning routine in a bid to be crowning the Dancing on Ice 2023 champion.
And it was Nile and Olivia Smart who
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