DANCING On Ice star Vanessa Bauer and her celebrity partner Joey Essex shared a sweet countryside snap, amid rumours they’re dating.
Brunette beauty Vanessa took to social media on Valentine’s Day to share a photo of the pair.
Posing with greenery as the backdrop, the skater and her former Towie star partner Joey, 32, looked as happy as ever.
Vanessa, 26, penned: “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.”
In the sweet image, Vanessa dons an orange jacket and black leggings, while Joey stands beside her ready for the colder climes in a bobble hat, jacket and black jeans.
The backdrop sees rolling hills, trees and a river, as they enjoyed a day out in the countryside.
Their new snap comes after the pair sparked dating rumours throughout the Dancing On Ice series so far.
The pair have grown close since being partnered together for the ITV skate contest in November but until now have remained coy about their relationship.
A backstage source told HOAR: “A number of people saw Joey and Vanessa kissing.
“We were all surprised because until now they’ve danced around what’s happening, you know lots of ‘he’s great’, ‘she’s great’, lunches and attending parties, to the point where I think everyone wondered if there was anything other than a flirty friendship there.
“But there was nothing friendly about these kisses, if you get what I mean.
“Good on them!”
Joey previously told HOAR he felt “blessed” to be paired with Vanessa but she was “super strict” about keeping training professional.
The cheeky reality hunk added: “You’re close and you are touching each other’s legs…and everywhere else.
“You are very intimate and it can happen.
“Honestly I don’t know how people do this show when they’re married, it would be a disaster.
“People were saying to me, like if I was married… god.
“Lucky I ain’t got a ring on my finger, eh!”
