STRICTLY Come Dancing fans are convinced they person clocked the 'first romance' of this series.
Eager viewers reckon Pete Wicks has 'fallen successful love' with pro spouse Jowita Przystał - and believed a hint was hidden successful his caller podcast appearance.
Pete appeared connected his podcast Staying Relevant, which helium hosts with champion mate Sam Thompson, wherever helium gushed astir his creation teacher.
"Jowita is conscionable - I could not person got a amended partner," helium smiled, ditching his accustomed trademark frown.
When Sam past quizzed him ohio if helium could present spot wherefore taking portion successful the BBC amusement becomes specified an aggravated bubble, Pete added: "I can't beryllium present and spell 'she's my life' - we don't cognize each different that well. But what I bash cognize is that she makes maine consciousness good.
"And that is truly important and hopefully I marque her consciousness bully and that's a truly bully spot to be, you cognize what I mean?"
Sam past looked affectional arsenic helium turned to the producers disconnected camera, portion Pete carried on: "She's made this week arsenic casual arsenic imaginable for me.
"She's up each greeting - we're determination astatine f***ing six AM each greeting earlier the studio's unfastened and we're f***ing getting acold and acheronian and each greeting I'm excited to go."
This prompted a teary-eyed Sam to declare: "I emotion this Pete."
Pete smiled, adding: "So yeah, she's great."
As a result, fans were speedy to remark that they judge the brace volition beryllium this series' archetypal couple.
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"Marry idiosyncratic who talks astir you similar Pete talks astir Jowita!" one commented.
"Sounds similar Pete is falling successful love," chipped successful a second.
A 3rd agreed: "I realllyyy anticipation they get together. It’s astir clip helium got a gf."
And a 4th weighed in: Arrrgh truthful bully to spot this sweet, susceptible broadside to Pete."
Unfortunately for fans, Pete and Jowita had a rocky commencement to the contention connected Saturday night's archetypal show show.
They performed a Paso Doble to The Prodigy way Firestarter, but the judges were not taken with it.
The brace scored 17 retired of 40 points, tying with Paul Merson and Karen Hauer for the 2nd from the bottommost spot.
Right astatine the bottommost of the leaderboard was Toyah Willcox and her pro spouse Neil Jones, who got conscionable 12 points for their Tango.
Strictly 2024 Week One Scoreboard
Here's however the archetypal week scoreboard looked:
- JB and Amy = 31
- Tasha and Aljaz = 30
- Sarah and Vito = 30
- Wynne and Katya = 26
- Montell and Johannes = 26
- Shayne and Nancy = 23
- Jamie and Michelle = 23
- Chris and Dianne = 23
- Sam and Nikita = 21
- Dr Punam and Gorka = 19
- Tom and Nadiya = 18
- Nick and Luba = 18
- Pete and Jowita = 17
- Paul and Karen = 17
- Toyah and Neil = 12