Vanessa Putri Bauer was born on 23 May 1996 in Berlin, Germany. She is a professional ice skater. Skating in partnership with Nolan Seegert, she became the German national junior pairs' champion at the 2013 German Figure Skating Championships. The pair was not selected for the 2013 World Junior Championships. Bauer has no senior national medals to her name and did not compete in any ISU Championships. Following the end of her competitive years, she went on to work for Willy Bietak Productions, Inc, and Royal Caribbean. Working on board Royal Caribbean's Harmony Of the Seas, she performed in their Iskate and 1887 shows. After working numerous contracts with Royal Caribbean, she moved to London in late 2017 and joined the ITV show Dancing on Ice as a professional skater. She was partnered with Jake Quickenden for her first season on the series. The two were named the winners, ahead of Brooke Vincent and Matej Silecky. In series 11, Bauer's second series on the show, she was partnered with Love Island star Wes Nelson, ending up as runner-up to James Jordan and Alexandra Schauman. In series 12, she was partnered with Diversity dancer, Perri Kiely, again ending up as runner-up, this time to Joe Swash and Alex Murphy. In series 13 she was paired with Emmerdale actor Joe-Warren Plant but they were forced to withdaw on 12 February due to them testing positive for COVID-19.