The pair’s romantic rendezvous was put on full display (Picture: ITV2/Celebrity Juice)
The final episode of Celebrity Juice was always going to set tongues wagging, and Emily Atack and Joey Essex have certainly delivered one of the most cheeky talking points of the night by sharing a smooch.
Tonight, Keith Lemon’s scandalous panel show is coming to an end after 14 years, with Emily and Laura Whitmore returning as team captains alongside guests Will Mellor, Big Narstie, Maya Jama and Chris Ramsey.
At one point in the night, Emily’s backstage antics with Joey were put under the spotlight, as revealed in a preview clip released ahead of the episode coming out on ITV2.
During the programme, which was titled ‘The Happy Ending’, Emily, 32, jokingly took Joey’s phone number from a box presented to her by Keith.
Later on, Keith, 49, asked former The Only Way Is Essex star Joey, 32: ‘Did you have a sneaky kiss with Emily Atack?’
The reality star responded that ‘a man never tells’… but of course, their snog didn’t stay under wraps.
Joey played coy… but Emily didn’t try to deny it (Picture: ITV2/Celebrity Juice)
Former Love Island host Laura, 37, turned to Emily for answers, asking: ‘Emily will though. Did you?’
Emily then immediately confessed, saying: ‘The camera never lies,’ as a photo of their kiss was shown on screen.
In the photo, Emily could be seen leaning into Joey, as he held her by the shoulders during their romantic rendezvous.
Could Emily be giving Joey a call after the show? (Picture: Andy Barnes/Backgrid)
Despite her admission over their kiss, Emily then appeared to become embarrassed, covering her blushing face.
The actress and comedian first appeared on Celebrity Juice in 2012 as a panelist, before joining in 2020 as a team captain.
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In a post shared on Instagram to mark the programme’s final episode, Emily wrote in the caption: ‘For one last time, let’s be appalling.’
Meanwhile, Keith shared a clip of This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby – who was a team captain from 2008 to 2020 – taking a tumble on the stairs.
‘Salute to the @celebjuiceofficial audience. Was lovely to see ya one last time,’ he wrote on social media.
‘Holly loved it so much she threw herself all over ya! That time Holly fell over to retrieve a piece of cardboard for a point for her team.’
Celebrity Juice is available to watch on ITVX.
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