By Bethan Edwards For Mailonline Published: 09:12 EDT, 22 October 2024 | Updated: 09:16 EDT, 22 October 2024
Maura Higgins and Pete Wicks finally confirmed their romance on Monday night at the Pride Of Britain Awards afterparty. The Love Island icon and Strictly star were seen sharing a sweet kiss in the Red Bar at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London as they partied into the early hours. The couple, who were first linked back in August, Maura Higgins and Pete Wicks finally confirmed their romance on Monday night at the Pride Of Britain Awards afterpartyThe couple have fuelled romance rumours for months after they were spotted looking cosy at a pub in London. Pete and Maura were previously seen together enjoying a night out at The Ship in Wandsworth alongside his Strictly friends. An onlooker exclusively told MailOnline that the pair were inseparable, whispering in each other’s ears and even interlocking legs as they enjoyed a drink alongside Wynne Evans, Tom Dean and Jamie Borthwick. The eyewitness shared: ‘They were all over each other, I was surprised to see them looking so close because I thought he had real chemistry with Jowita.’At one point they were basically straddling each other and didn’t seem to care at all that people could see them.’You’d think Pete would be more concerned about Tom given he’d just been given the boot on Strictly but he only had eyes for Maura all night!’ MailOnline has contacted Maura and Pete’s representatives for comment.  Romance rumours between the reality stars started swirling last month when they were pictured kissing outside the Broadwick Soho Hotel. However, Maura poked fun at the reports earlier this month as she supported him at his Staying Relevant podcast tour. Maura donned a personalised T-shirt showing a picture of the kiss and words, ‘We can’t be friends’ written in capital letters across the front of her chest.She posed with an arm around Pete’s best friend Sam Thompson in the snap, which she captioned ”Hilarious night…. you smashed it @samthompson @stayingrelevantpodcast.’ It’s not the first time Maura and Pete have been romantically linked. Last year, the pair were filmed getting cosy at Grosvenor House in London.In the clip, which was recorded in October 2023, Maura and Pete cosied up together in the corner of a room, seemingly taking selfies on Maura’s phone.They were spotted gazing into each others eyes during what looked like a deep conversation, with Maura flashing a huge smile at the reality star as he waved his arms around during the chat.Their encounter happened a year before Maura, who split from American stuntman boyfriend Bobby Holland Hanton earlier this year, wrapped her arms around Pete’s neck and kissed him during their recent romantic luncheon together.
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Maura Higgins FINALLY confirms romance with Pete Wicks as the pair kiss at the Pride of Britain afterparty