Vanessa Bauer was concerned about Brendan Cole age gap

OHMYGOSSIP — Vanessa Bauer worried she wouldn’t “bond” with Brendan Cole because he’s so much older than her.
The 25-year-old skater was “really surprised” when ‘Dancing On Ice’ bosses paired her with the former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ professional on this year’s series, but her concerns about their 20-year age gap were unfounded because her partner is a “kid at heart”.
Vanessa told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: “The producers really surprised me with the partnership because there is a 20-year age gap.
“I didn’t expect to be with Brendan when obviously there were young guys, like I was partnered with in previous years. I was worried at first that we wouldn’t bond, but because we’re both ­performers and I’m a mature 25-year-old, I’m comfortable.
“Brendan is like a kid at heart — it shows on the ice as well, as he throws himself at everything I’m showing him and he doesn’t ­hesitate to jump.
“He falls and gets up and it amazes me how his 45-year-old body can handle so much strain. He says all the time that he has toned up.
“You can see it as well — he has lost a lot of weight.”
While Brendan is known for his “fiery” temper, Vanessa wasn’t fazed by that and she insisted he’s been happy to follow her lead throughout the series.
She added: “I’ve heard these rumours about him being fiery, but I am a feisty person, too — so he met his match.
“I know when I have to take the lead and take over the partnership and he very much respects that.
“We’ve been a perfect partnership. He wants to get his ballroom experience on to the ice, but as the ice-skating pro I have to tell him that the things he wants to do are not possible and he gets upset, but we never fight.”
Vanessa is “so proud” of everything her partner has achieved on the show.
She gushed: “He almost looks like a professional skater, I’m so proud of him. He’s now almost as good on the ice as in the ballroom. I will 100 per cent stay in touch with Brendan. We will stay friends, for sure.
“We have spent up to seven hours a day, for six months, training together…
“I take my job seriously, but the fun of it is 90 per cent of the job. You have to laugh — it would be so sad if Brendan and I didn’t have that bond.
“He falls every ­session and laughs. Behind the scenes he is a lovely person, a good family man. He is like me on the ice, and so dedicated and a ­perfectionist. As a pro skater, I very much appreciate that he is always ­trying to push himself.
“We are always trying to be adventurous and bring something to the table that the audience hasn’t seen before.”

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