We’re just weeks away from Dancing on Ice being back on screens and while we wait to see what 2025’s skating stars have to offer, we have the inside scoop from TOWIE star Dan Edgar’s professional partner.
Closer caught up with Vanessa James, who is partnered with Dan in the midst of training to find out how the celebrities were getting on.
Vanessa, 37, who married fitness instructor Jordan Amoros in August, said, ‘Dan is very determined, very motivated. He’s very serious at times but I’m always laughing so I make him laugh.
‘I think when they have fun, that’s when they learn and improve the most, so we’re having a lot of fun. I have a feeling he’s going to do very, very well.
‘We’re ready to dance,’ she defiantly added.
‘At first, they skate by themselves with a coach and then they have to learn how to dance with a partner and do the lifts, so they have to have a lot of confidence in themselves first, I think that’s starting to happen.’
Away from the ice, fans were overjoyed when last week’s The Only Way Is Essex Christmas special confirmed Dan is back with Ella Rae Wise.
When TOWIE was last on screens at the start of November, we saw the pair giving their relationship a go before it was announced the pair had split amicably.
But it wasn’t long before that all changed again and Dan and Ella were seen cosying up during the Christmas episode.
And Dan told us himself earlier this month, ‘I am not seeing anyone at the moment. I have spoken to a couple of people but nothing has really come of anything. And, of course, I have missed [Ella]. It seems like there is unfinished business.'
Dancing on Ice starts Sunday 12th January 2025 at 6:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX
The Only Way Is Essexmas is available to stream on ITVX
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Samuel McManus is a senior content creator for Bauer Media, writing celebrity news and features across five of the company’s brands – heat, Closer, Grazia, Bella and Yours. Samuel has worked at Bauer Media since November 2024.