Pete Wicks has laid bare his feelings for his Strictly Come Dancing partner, Jowita Pryzstal.
The pair are hoping to impress both the judges and viewers at home this weekend as the BBC dance competition hits Blackpool Tower's Ballroom. In recent weeks, the reality star, 36, and Jowita, 30, have found themselves surrounded by speculation that they may have romantically fallen for one another.
This is despite Pete who found fame on The Only Way Is Essex dating Love Island royalty, Maura Higgins who is preparing to head to the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! jungle. But in a new interview, Pete has revealed the toll the rumours about himself and Jowita are having on the pair and admits he wants to "give back" to Jowita.
"It's a moment I really want to share with Jowita because she's done so much for me, and it means so much for her too," he said. Speaking about performing at the iconic tower, he told The Blackpool Gazette: "I love that I have the opportunity to give that back and we have the chance to dance there together after everything we've been through."
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PA)This week, the programme will celebrate its twentieth anniversary at the iconic dance venue with the celebrities and their professional partners being put through their paces during the mid-series performance. Pete and Jowita have previously addressed claims about a romance on ITV's This Morning, shutting down the speculation.
He said: "It's not a love bubble unfortunately, she's one of the most amazing people I've ever met, genuinely, not just in the dancing side of things but outside of that and I think that helps us with the whole dancing thing." This week, they're perfecting their moves for the Cha Cha Cha to Right Said Fred's I'm Too Sexy.
Earlier this week, Pete and his real-life girlfriend Maura enjoyed a final night out together before she jets Down Under for the Australian jungle. She will enter the camp at a later date, alongside Reverend Richard Coles, with the pair being absent from the recently released teaser photos and clips.
Pete and Maura enjoyed a glam date night in London ahead of her departure, and she looked stunning in a black velvet waistcoat and a white ruffled skirt. She teamed the chic ensemble with black stilettos and a matching clutch bag, and Pete sweetly co-ordinated his own outfit to his new girlfriend’s. He looked dapper in a black suit and black polo neck, with his brunette locks tied up in a loose bun. The hot new couple kept their distance from each other as they arrived at the London Palladium, as paparazzi waited for them to publicly confirm their romance with a kiss.
Maura spoke about her relationship with Pete during an interview on the We Need To Talk podcast with Paul Brunson, and said she had a real connection with the former TOWIE star. She said they had been friends since she left Love Island in 2019, and had only recently taken their friendship to the next level. "We just get on very, very well. I adore him, he's an amazing person," she explained.
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