Reality TV star Pete Wicks was snapped snogging a mystery blonde in a swanky London restaurant just days before he kissed Strictly partner Jowita Przystal on stage
TOWIE star Pete Wicks was caught locking lips with a mystery woman just days before he appeared to confirm his romance with Jowita Przystal. The TV personality long sparked romance rumours with Jowita after they were paired on Strictly Come Dancing last year.
While they both tried to play down the rumours, the pair shared many sizzling dance routines together and struck up a close bond away from the dancefloor. Pete, 36, soon became linked to Love Island’s Maura Higgins, however, until they split earlier this year.
He has since been spending more time with dancer Jowita, 31, but they continued to insist they were just friends. Things seemed to shift gears this weekend when Jowita made a surprise appearance at London’s O2 Arena for Pete’s Staying Relevant podcast show alongside best pal Sam Thompson.
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They performed a dance routine they had hoped to do at the Strictly final but locked lips three times during the dance. A source claimed to the Daily Mail: “Pete and Jowita are now an item, they’ve been dating for a few weeks.
“They kept things professional on Strictly, there was no crossover with Maura. But once Pete was single they grew close again and recently the relationship has blossomed into something more.”
But, just days before their steamy routine Pete shared an intimate evening with a mystery blonde at The Maine Mayfair in London. He was spotted kissing the woman, with an onlooker claiming they were “very intimate and really giddy”.
A diner said they saw the pair arrive at around 8:30pm and at one point during the evening, they disappeared for about 15 minutes. They told the Sun, who have seen the photos: “They didn’t really eat. It was more about intimacy than dinner – they just kept snogging.
“I think they thought they had the place to themselves.” They said the waiters left them to it while they “kissed like teenagers”. The onlooker added there were “lots of leftovers” by the time they departed the swanky restaurant at 11pm.
Pete had also shared a photo from the night on his Instagram as he admitted: “This week coming up may be the end of me,” alongside a glass of wine.
Following Pete and Jowita’s routine on Friday night, she issued a message to her fans which included a sweet nod to the reality star. She penned: “I’m still buzzing after last night performance… and to be honest I feel absolutely speechless.
“But just wanted to say for now thank you @stayingrelevantpodcast for including me in your legendary one night only, you always make me feel like I’m part of the family.”
In a direct comment to Pete, she added: “And last but not least @p_wicks01 for making my dream come true. Had the best night ever. More to come, J.”
Just weeks before locking lips with Jowita, Pete confessed to being ‘in love’ on his podcast. Taking part in a lie detector test he was asked by pal Sam: “Are you in love with somebody right now?”
Pete answered ‘no’, but he was proven to be lying as the polygraph examiner said he wasn’t telling the truth, by giving a thumbs down.
Fans went wild following Pete and Jowita’s very intimate dance last night as one asked: “Was that like a hard launch?” “Hard launch for Pete and Jowita,” a second said while a third wrote: “You & jowita” with a heart eye emoji.
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