Strictly's Jowita opens up on 'connection' to Pete Wicks before 'awkward' moment

Strictly Come Dancing stars Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal appeared successful the It Takes Two workplace to speech astir their upcoming regular arsenic they vie for the Glitterball

Strictly Come Dancing prima Jowita Przystal has opened up astir her "connection" with Pete Wicks.

The brace person been quizzed astir their feelings for 1 different aggregate times aft fans spotted 'chemistry' betwixt them. However, they person insisted they are conscionable friends amid increasing speculation astir their connection.

However, during an quality connected It Takes Two tonight, Jowita opened up astir things with Pete, insisting helium is "such a gentleman" arsenic she praised his "old fashioned soul" erstwhile she discussed their "connection".

Speaking connected the amusement tonight, Jowita revealed: "I deliberation Pete is specified a man and helium puts his arms successful a framework and clasp maine and ever likes to beryllium successful interaction with me. I consciousness he's specified an aged schoolhouse aged fashioned psyche truthful helium likes that transportation erstwhile we bash ballroom. I deliberation helium likes to person power implicit maine truthful that's wherefore helium likes ballroom."

However, things turned a spot awkward aboriginal erstwhile Pete was amazed with a barroom to people his day tomorrow.

"It's a large time day which needs celebration! It's your day tomorrow!" big Janette Manrara announced, whilst Pete sat their awkwardly arsenic Jowita clapped and celebrated his large day.

Strictly professionals Neil Jones and Karen Hauer - who were besides successful the workplace - danced implicit with a barroom for Pete arsenic helium covered his look successful seeming embarrassment arsenic they waved pom poms successful his face.

Earlier today, Pete was quizzed astir his "love bubble" with Jowita. He said connected This Morning: "It's not a emotion bubble unfortunately, you came successful aboriginal that was astir 30 seconds.

"We person large chemistry due to the fact that we’ve go specified bully friends. She’s 1 of the astir astonishing radical I’ve ever met, genuinely, not conscionable successful the dancing broadside of things, but extracurricular of that, and I deliberation that helps america with the dancing."

When asked if the rumours fuss him, Pete added: "It’s ever the same. I’m utilized to it. For 10 years that’s each anyone has ever truly been funny in, is that broadside of stuff. But we don’t truly perceive to each of that."

Maura Higgins is said to beryllium dating Pete Wicks, but successful a caller chat connected the We Need To Talk podcast, she conscionable admitted: "We conscionable get connected very, precise well," and refused to divulge immoderate much details.

*Strictly: It Takes Two airs connected weekdays astatine 6.30pm connected BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.