Strictly's Jamie Borthwick and Jowita Przystal cosy up together on romantic dinner date

EastEnders prima Jamie Borthwick is said to person grown adjacent to nonrecreational dancer Jowita Przystał aft they met connected the Strictly Christmas peculiar 2 years agone - and they present look person than ever

Strictly Come Dancing stars, Jamie Borthwick and Jowita Przystal looked person than ever arsenic they sat broadside by broadside astatine meal successful Nottingham connected Monday night.

EastEnders prima Jamie, 30, and nonrecreational dancer Jowita, besides 30, were spotted enjoying immoderate downtime successful Nottingham during a interruption from their circuit arsenic they further fueling romance rumours. Jamie, who plays Jay Brown connected the BBC One soap, was seen gazing intensely astatine Jowita arsenic the brace enjoyed a repast together.

Reports suggest that the brace grew adjacent portion filming the bid precocious past year and person maintained their adjacent narration during the Strictly Come Dancing Live tour.

The histrion and nonrecreational dancer met connected the Christmas peculiar of the programme successful 2023, erstwhile helium was crowned the victor with Nanxy Xu – contempt being partnered with different stars. However, feelings backstage soon started to brew with the brace allegedly forming a concealed romance. Almost 2 years aft meeting, the brace person continued to turn adjacent connected the Strictly circuit crossed the UK.

Currently, Jamie is partnered with Michelle Tsiakkas, portion Jowita is portion of the nonrecreational dancers lineup. Last year, Jowita, 30, reached the semi-final with world star, Pete Wicks, who has antecedently spoken astir the enslaved betwixt the histrion and the Polish star.

Sources claimed that the brace grew adjacent portion filming the BBC One dancing contention and Jowita instantly saw a spark with the Jay Brown actor. "Things did get romanticist betwixt them, Jowita loves Jamie's playfulness and consciousness of humour, not to notation he's a precise talented dancer," a root said.

They went connected to archer the MailOnline: "So galore rumours were circulating astir Jowita and Pete that her narration with Jamie went nether the radar, which was thing they laughed about. They're inactive enjoying each other's institution arsenic they execute connected the Strictly tour, with the formed believing their romance could good pb to thing long-term."

Meanwhile, Jowita's caller partner, Pete Wicks addressed their closeness connected his Staying Relevant podcast. "I person a question for you, I deliberation I person asked you this earlier but you person to answer. You person to reply this.

"Don't beryllium connected the obstruction oregon bash immoderate of that crap, I privation to know," helium said erstwhile Jowita appeared connected the podcast. The prima who recovered fame connected The Only Way Is Essex went connected to say: "If you weren't dancing with me, who would you privation to creation with… and it doesn't person to beryllium who's left, it could beryllium radical who person gone. Don't beryllium connected the fence, reply the f***ing question."

He continued: "If you couldn't creation with me, who would you similar to creation with? I cognize the reply to this… 100 per cent, Jamie." Jowita revealed Jamie would "probably" person been her choice, having met him anterior to the caller series, adding that the brace "get connected precise well."

Pete said: "I said this to you astatine the play really but you and Jamie would person been great, you get connected truly good with him and you would person had tons of amusive with him and Jamie is simply a truly bully dancer, truthful cool."

The Mirror has approached some Jowita and Jamie's spokespersons for comment.

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