JOEY Essex has lifted the lid on really happened when he tried to kiss Vanessa Bauer on live TV.
The Dancing On Ice finalist, 32, was left red faced during the competition when his pro partner swerved his smooch during their routine – despite them growing very close off the ice.
Joey has now revealed they did in fact discuss the kiss beforehand but Vanessa was “too overwhelmed” to go through with it.
He explained: “Basically we planned to kiss before we went out, didn’t we?”
Vanessa revealed: “It was overwhelming for me in the moment in the live show with the camera on us.”
Joey continued: “And I asked Vanessa over 10 times ‘you wouldn’t pull away, would ya? You want me to kiss ya right?’
“She goes ‘yeah, I want you to kiss me’, I go ‘OK, you wouldn’t pull away though?’ ‘I wouldn’t pull away’ and yeah…
“She says she still thinks she didn’t pull away, I said ‘did you see the picture’?
“Anyway it’s very fresh to get pied like that. I feel like it was good for me and I’m taking it as a positive. Yeah I styled it out well.”
They were performing in Dancing On Ice’s movie week to High School Musical’s Breaking Free dressed as lead characters Troy and Gabrielle.
Speaking about their relationship, Joey said: “Me and Vanessa have a great bond. We’ve always got on with each other since day one.
“It’s very special. It’ll be nice to see what’s going on on the outside. We’re mainly just in the ice rink to be honest, doing inside edges.”
Joey will go up against The Vivienne and Nile Wilson this weekend to be crowned winner.
