Maura Higgins has proved she’s not shy with one flirty message.
The Love Island legend seemingly confirmed the romance rumours surrounding her and Pete Wicks. Earlier this week, Maura, 33, and the TOWIE icon, 36, were reported to be dating after being pictured kissing.
And after podcast host Pete got announced for Strictly Come Dancing, Maura was laying it on thick. On the announcement post, Maura cheekily wrote: “According to The Sun… I know what those hips can do. Proud of you!”
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Pete simply replied: “Dead.” It comes after the duo were seen kissing in pictures published by The Sun.
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The reality stars were first linked in October 2023, when they looked cosy at the Pride Of Britain Awards. They reportedly shared a “long kiss”.
At the time, an onlooker said: “It wasn’t the kind of kiss you’d give a friend, it was very passionate.
“Maura and Pete seemed to be really into each other and kept looking into each other’s eyes before kissing again a number of times. They were all over each other.
“They looked totally in love and weren’t trying to hide it from anyone.”
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Since then, Maura has been growing her star power after landing a hosting job on Love Island USA this year. However now the series, filmed in Fiji, is over, she appears to be back in the UK.
She is also believed to be single after she split from American stuntman Bobby Holland Hanton earlier this year. Pete, once a serial lothario, hasn’t been linked to anyone publicly for a while.
But dating will be the last thing on his mind right now as he gets himself ready for the glitter and sequins of Strictly.
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It was confirmed he would be following in close friend Zara McDermott’s footsteps this week, after signing up for the show.
He said on KISS FM on Wednesday (August 7): “It’s a mixture of excited and petrified, generally petrified. I’ve been telling people, can you really imagine me really doing this and they’re like, ‘Yeah you’re right, you wouldn’t.”
“I’m going to have to switch my phone off now I’ll have loads of messages.”
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