Dancing On Ice viewers were left unsatisfied when Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield questioned Joey Essex about his rumoured affair with Vanessa Bauer.
The 32-year-old Towie star is rumoured to be dating his professional skating partner Vanessa, 26, and the chemistry between them is intense.
The show Dancing On Ice hosts On the show, Holly and Phil taunted the couple about the accusations when they questioned them after a Grease-themed dance.
When Holly inquired about the nature of their connection, Joey said coyly, ‘Danny and Sandy are getting along fairly well,’ before stating that he would not ‘confirm’ anything.
Joey raved about his ‘passion’ for ice skating in the most recent episode of the show, so the issue has come up again.
The singer started by revealing that he now dreams about ice skating every night, and he didn’t help the romance rumours by declaring, ‘I have genuinely fallen in love.’
He hesitated, glanced at Vanessa, and then said, ‘With ice skating!’


Phil and Holly burst out laughing, and the crowd joined in as Phil said, ‘Anything else?’
‘No, just the ice,’ Joey said after a little pause, while Vanessa laughed alongside him.
‘You initiated it!’ Joey threw back his head in laughing as Phil stabbed him.
While this may be true, several viewers were dissatisfied with the investigation into their rumoured relationship and resorted to social media to vent their frustrations.
One annoyed viewer wrote: ‘I wish Phl stopped digging to get Joey to announce about his relationship with Vanessa. If they don’t want to talk about it, leave it at that.’
‘Do we really need Phil & Holly’s childish remarks to Joey every week,’ another moaned.
One viewer who was also annoyed at the hosts ‘trying to squeeze a story out of Joey and Vanessa’s relationship’ urged: ‘Husst let them skate, their personal life has nothing to do with it and is nobody else’s business.’
It comes after Phil, in an earlier episode, pressed: ‘Is it going steady?’
To which Joey replied: ‘I’m not confirming anything.’
Judge Christopher Dean told the pair: ‘Guys, whatever’s going on it’s working,’ while Ashley Banjo told Joey: ‘You’re one to watch.’
Joey had first sparked rumours by teasing: ‘There’s a bit of flirting going on. Vanessa’s single, I’m single…’ ‘
And joining Good Morning Britain to address the gossip surrounding himself and Vanessa, Joey appeared to confirm reports by stating both parties are ‘taking it slow’.
He explained: ‘The truth is, I’m single, Vanessa’s single, we go to the ice rink every day.
‘It’s cold, you’ve got to keep each other warm, so that’s it really.’