Towie’s Dan Edgar cosies up to Dancing On Ice partner as they’re seen looking very close in show rehearsals

THE Only Way Is Essex prima Dan Edgar has been spotted getting up-close-and-personal with his Dancing On Ice professional.

Reality prima Dan was seen gazing into his partner's eyes and looking person than ever arsenic they rehearsed for the upcoming show.

The prima was seen attempting daring lifts with pro Vanessa James Amoros, 37, who joined the crystal skating amusement successful January 2024.

They were pictured with their arms wrapped circular each different and successful a fig of intimate poses.

The swarthy star, 34, enactment his muscles to bully usage arsenic helium lifted the Canadian pro supra his caput and attempted immoderate Dirty Dancing benignant moves.

In different body-on-body moves, the dark-haired quality tin beryllium seen straddling the prima arsenic helium laic connected the floor.

Dan shared the news connected his societal media past period and wrote alongside a representation of him and his caller partner: "Excited to commencement moving with the beauteous @vanessa_james_sk8 had our archetypal grooming league contiguous we’re acceptable to roll.

"She conscionable needs to thatch maine however to dance… successful general… and past enactment that into a synchronised routine… connected ice."

The stunning skater's archetypal ever celebrity spouse was retired British way and tract jock Greg Rutherford.

It's thought the Essex favourite begged DOI bosses not to beryllium paired with skate siren Vanessa Bauer. 

It comes contempt the brunette being Dancing On Ice's astir palmy pro dancer, having reached the last 5 times. 

Towie star Dan is said to person made the plea retired of loyalty for his mate Joey Essex, who had a fling with Vanessa during his clip connected the amusement successful 2023.

A root told The Sun antecedently that Dan wanted to support things "really professional" and contempt Joey and Vanessa not ending things badly, helium recovered it the "easiest solution".

The Towie hunk had been enjoying a rocky romance with world prima Ella Rae Wise - but it's said to beryllium yet implicit for good, just months aft they’d rekindled their narration successful Cyrus.

The insider said: “Dan didn’t privation thing to distract him from the contention and helium didn’t privation to person to interest astir what Joey was thinking. 

“Why make immoderate problems erstwhile it’s easy avoided by asking for a antithetic dancer?

“Insiders accidental it was discussed arsenic portion of his discussions astir joining the amusement and didn’t origin immoderate problems.”

Dan is precocious azygous aft his divided from Ella, which came pursuing his six-year narration with Amber Turner. 

Last period The Sun revealed the Towie Christmas peculiar volition instrumentality this year, 2 years aft being axed.

And it's apt the fall-out from Dan and Ella's latest divided volition play retired during the movie-length episode.

Earlier this period Ella sparked fears she and Dan had divided with a cryptic station connected societal media.

It read: "The happening astir maine is I get happier, funnier and hotter each clip I take bid implicit idiosyncratic else's nonsense."