Maura Higgins and Pete Wicks finally confirmed their romance on Monday night at the Pride Of Britain Awards after party.
The Love Island icon, 33, and the Strictly star, 36, were seen sharing a sweet kiss at the Red Bar at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London as they partied into the early hours.
The confirmation of their relationship came after Maura was seen cozying up to Kai Widdrington during the awards, so she wanted to put the rumors to rest.
Maura and Pete, who were first linked in August, have remained coy, but during the show they shared a tender moment in the corner.
Maura was seen by onlookers planting a kiss on Pete’s nose before the pair packed on the PDA and kissed on the lips.
Maura Higgins and Pete Wicks finally confirmed their romance on Monday night at the Pride Of Britain Awards after party
The Love Island icon, 33, and the Strictly star, 36, were seen sharing a sweet kiss at the Red Bar at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel as they partied in the early hours.
Hours before Maura raised an eyebrow because she was spotted with Kai at the hotel.
Kai, 29, and Maura looked very close as they larked around after the ceremony, with the pro dancer tightly wrapping her arm around the presenter.
At one point, Kai is seen twirling Maura around before going to another room together.
Kai is believed to be single now after splitting from fellow professional Nadiya Bychkova.
Meanwhile in recent weeks, Pete has sparked romance rumors with Strictly Come Dancing partner Jowita PrzystaĆ.
However, Pete and Maura appear to be loved-up after fueling romance rumors for months after they were spotted kissing outside the Broadwick Hotel in Soho in August while enjoying an alfresco lunch.
Days before the pair locked lips, Pete showed off his impressive Strictly moves as he danced with Maura in a new TikTok video.
As Pete showed off his muscles by pulling Maura up by her legs in a daring move, she fell into his arms and the two stared at each other. Maura captioned the clip: ‘A few concussions later…’
The confirmation of the relationship came after Maura confused fans when she appeared cozy with Kai Widdrington
Meanwhile in recent weeks, Pete has sparked romance rumors with his Strictly Come Dancing partner Jowita PrzystaĆ
Days before the pair locked lips, Pete showed off his amazing moves while dancing with Maura in a new TikTok video.
Pete and Maura were previously seen enjoying themselves at The Ship in Wandsworth alongside their Strictly co-stars.
An onlooker exclusively told MailOnline that the pair were inseparable, whispering in their ears and even locking legs as they shared drinks with Wynne Evans, Tom Dean and Jamie Borthwick.
Pete and Maura were previously seen enjoying themselves at The Ship in Wandsworth alongside their Strictly co-stars.
An onlooker exclusively told MailOnline that the pair were inseparable, whispering in each other’s ears and even locking legs as they shared drinks with Wynne Evans, Tom Dean and Jamie Borthwick.
Eyewitnesses shared: ‘They were all together, I was surprised to see them so close because I thought they had real chemistry with Jowita.
‘At one point, they were really straddling each other and didn’t care if people could see.
‘You’d think Pete would be more concerned about Tom as he’s only been given the boot on Strictly but he’s only had eyes for Maura all night!’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Maura and Pete for comment.
Maura has also shown her support for Pete as she took part in the Staying Relevant podcast tour wearing a T-shirt with his face on it.
The model wore a personalized T-shirt that showed a picture of the couple kissing outside a hotel and added the words, ‘We can’t be friends’ written in capital letters across the chest.
Maura kept quiet about Pete’s romance rumors last month when she supported him and best friend Sam Thompson (pictured) in a cute T-shirt on a podcast show.
On Tuesday, Pete arrived casually at Strictly rehearsals after a night out
The podcaster wore a cool black bomber jacket over a gray tank top and baggy pants
He posed with his arm around Pete’s best friend Sam Thompson in the snap, which he captioned “funny night…. you smashed it @samthompson @stayingrelevantpodcast.’
Last year, the couple were filmed getting cozy at Grosvenor House in London.
In the clip, which was recorded in October 2023, Maura and Pete are huddled in the corner of the room, a selfie is seen on Maura’s phone.
They were spotted gazing into each other’s eyes during what looked like a deep conversation, with Maura flashing a huge smile at the reality star as she waved her hand around during the chat.
The meeting came a year before Maura, who split from American stuntman boyfriend Bobby Holland Hanton earlier this year, threw her arms around Pete’s neck and kissed him during their recent romantic lunch.
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