Maura Higgins FINALLY confirms romance with Pete Wicks as the pair kiss at the Pride of Britain afterparty hours after she got cosy with Kai Widdrington
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Maura Higgins and Pete Wicks finally confirmed their romance on Monday night at the Pride Of Britain Awards afterparty.
The Love Island icon, 33, and Strictly star, 36, were seen sharing a sweet kiss in the Red Bar at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London as they partied into the early hours.
Confirmation of their relationship comes after Maura looking cosy with Kai Widdrington during the awards so no doubt she wanted to squash any rumours.
Maura and Pete, who were first linked back in August, have been keeping a low profile but during the star-studded event 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 afterparty
The Love Island icon, 33, and Strictly star, 36, were seen sharing a sweet kiss in the Red Bar at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London as they partied into the early hours
Hours earlier 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.
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...'
Confirmation of their relationship comes after Maura baffled fans while looking cosy with Kai Widdrington
Meanwhile in recent weeks, Pete has fuelled romance rumours with Strictly Come Dancing partner Jowita Przystał
The day before the pair locked lips, Pete showed off his impressive Strictly moves as he danced with Maura in a new TikTok video
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
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.
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.'
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
On Tuesday, Pete made a casual arrival to Strictly rehearsals following the night out
The podcaster rocked a cool black bomber jacket over a grey tank top and wide legged trousers
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.
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.
Pete has previously dated Megan McKenna, 32, and had a turbulent on-again off-again relationship and eventually parted ways in 2017 (pictured)
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
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.
