Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal shocked Strictly Come Dancing fans by sharing a passionate kiss on Friday.
The Only Way is Essex star, 36, was partnered with Przystal, 31, on last year’s series of Strictly while he was dating Love Island alum Maura Higgins.
The pair became close friends during Wicks’ stint on the BBC One ballroom dancing show and sparked relationship rumours once he had called time on his relationship with Higgins.
Przystal and Wicks have not confirmed there’s a romantic relationship between them, but shared a string of passionate kisses during a performance at the O2 Arena.
The London location was host to a special live show of Wicks and co-host Sam Thompson’s Staying Relevant podcast, with a sold-out audience in attendance.
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Przystal and Wicks took to the stage to perform a raunchy dance number, which they had prepared for the Strictly live shows, but never actually got to perform as the reality star missed out on a spot in the final.
Speaking about their close bond during the series, Wicks said of Przystal: ‘She’s one of the most amazing people I’ve ever met, genuinely. Not just in the dancing side of things but outside of that and I think that helps us with the whole dancing thing.
‘It’s not a love bubble – we have great chemistry because we’ve become such good friends.’
Wicks shared a series of photos with Przystal to celebrate her birthday earlier this month.
Posting snaps to his Instagram Story, he wrote: ‘It was never about dancing… it was about the person. Happy birthday @jowitaprzystal – I am so blessed and grateful to have you in my life. My pocket rocket.’
It comes after Olivia Attwood, 31, was pictured nestled in the arms of the Towie star, while spending the day on a boat during an Ibiza holiday.
In April, it was reported that Wicks had grown close to another Love Island star, Samantha Kenny, after splitting from Maura Higgins.
The Strictly Come Dancing semi-finalist was linked to Maura last summer when they were spotted on a series of heavy-petting dates.
Wicks has since admitted that he is ‘in love’ with a new mystery woman during a conversation on his Staying Relevant podcast with Thompson.
Metro contacted Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal’s representatives for comment.
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