Pete Wicks was seen for the first time on Tuesday as he headed to Strictly Come Dancing training after finally confirming his romance with Maura Higgins.
The TOWIE legend, 36, and the Love Island star, 33, were seen sharing a sweet kiss at the Pride Of Britain Awards in London on Monday night as they partied into the early hours.
Pete looked in good spirits as he stepped out in a cool black bomber jacket which he wore over a grey tank top showcasing his tattooed neck and chest.
The podcast star opted for a comfortable pair of wide legged trousers and black trainers as he arrived at the studio to meet partner Jowita Przystał.
Pete looked ready for training as he tied his long brunette locks back in a low bun and carried a large tote bag.
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Pete Wicks was seen for the first time on Tuesday as he headed to Strictly Come Dancing training after finally confirming his romance with Maura Higgins
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The TOWIE legend, 36, and Love Island star, 33, confirmed their romance as they shared a kiss at the Pride Of Britain Awards in London on Monday as they partied into the early hours
It comes after Maura and Pete, who were first linked back in August and have been keeping a low profile, shared a tender moment in the corner at the Pride Of Britain afterparty.
Maura was seen planting a kiss on Pete’s nose before the pair packed on the PDA and kissed on the lipa in the Red Bar at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
Confirmation of their relationship comes hours after Maura baffled fans while looking cosy with Kai Widdrington during the awards.
Maura raised eyebrows as she was spotted getting handsy 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 his arms around the presenter.
At one point, Kai appeared to twirl Maura before heading into a different room together.
Kai is believed to be single at present following his split from fellow professional Nadiya Bychkova.
Meanwhile in recent weeks, Pete has fuelled romance rumours with Strictly Come Dancing partner Jowita Przystał.
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Pete looked in good spirits as he arrived at the studio to meet partner Jowita Przystał in a cool black bomber jacket which he wore over a grey tank top showcasing his tattoos
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In recent weeks, Pete has fuelled romance rumours with Strictly Come Dancing partner Jowita as the pair almost kissed during their passionate performance on the BBC show
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Confirmation of Pete and Maura’s relationship comes hours after Maura baffled fans while looking cosy with Kai Widdrington
However, Pete and Maura looked loved-up after fuelling romance rumours for months after they were spotted kissing outside the Broadwick Hotel in Soho in August while enjoying an alfresco lunch.
The day before the pair locked lips, Pete showed off his impressive Strictly moves as he danced with Maura in a new TikTok video.
As Pete demonstrated his muscles by pulling Maura up by her leg in a daring move, she fell into his arms and the two stared into each other’s eyes. Maura captioned the clip: ‘A few concussions later…’
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.
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The day before the pair locked lips, Pete showed off his impressive Strictly moves as he danced with Maura in a new TikTok video
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Pete and Maura were previously seen together enjoying a night out at The Ship in Wandsworth alongside his Strictly friends
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Maura broke her silence on the Pete romance rumours last month as she supported him and his best friend Sam Thompson (pictured) in a hilarious T-shirt at their podcast show
Maura has also shown her support to Pete as she attended his Staying Relevant podcast tour wearing a T-shirt with his face on it.
The model donned a personalised T-shirt showing a picture of the pair kissing outside the hotel and added the 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.’
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.
Pete has previously dated former TOWIE co-stars Megan McKenna, Chloe Sims, and Ella Rae Wise.
Pete and Megan, 32, who has recently welcomed her first child with footballer fiancé Oliver Burke, 27, had a turbulent on-again off-again relationship and eventually parted ways in 2017.
The pair – who had a famously fiery relationship – called it quits when Megan discovered in September 2016 that he had been sexting his ex Jacqui Ryland.
The star-crossed lovers briefly got back together while Megan was pursuing her musical ambitions in Nashville, but it sadly wasn’t meant to be.
Meanwhile Maura, split from American stuntman boyfriend Bobby Holland Hanton earlier this year.
Bobby and Maura were first romantically linked after they were first spotted on a date in London in May 2023.
The couple were then seen enjoying several passionate kisses while on holiday together in Ibiza in June.
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Pete has previously dated Megan McKenna, 32, and had a turbulent on-again off-again relationship and eventually parted ways in 2017 (pictured)
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Meanwhile Maura has dated American stuntman Bobby Holland Hanton, who she split from earlier this year, as well as Love Islanders Curtis Pritchard (pictured 2019) and Chris Taylor
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In 2021, Maura had a relationship with former Strictly pro Giovanni but their romance reportedly went sour days after moving in together
Maura finally confirmed her relationship with Bobby during a December appearance on the Late Late Late Show.
Bobby is a successful stuntman, performing in several movies and regularly playing Chris Hemsworth’s stunt double for a decade.
Maura has also previously dated Strictly Come Dancing professional Giovanni Pernice, as well as her Love Island co-stars Christopher Taylor and Curtis Pritchard.
Maura and Curtis had a short lived romance as they split just eight month after meeting on Love Island in early 2020.
In 2021, Maura had a relationship with former Strictly pro Giovanni but their romance reportedly went sour days after moving in together.
Giovanni insisted ‘there was absolutely no wrongdoing’ in the reason they split and at the time insisted that sometimes ‘great relationships with great people can come to a natural end’ which is what happened with him and Maura.
