Strictly’s Jowita Przystal reveals her dress was inspired by Pete Wicks’ sweet nickname for her at the Pride Of Britain Awards amid romance rumours
The sweet nickname Pete Wicks has given his Strictly dance partner Jowita Przystal has been revealed.
The pair, who are currently partnered up on the BBC show, have set the romance rumour mill ablaze thanks to their sizzling onscreen chemistry, with things further escalated thanks to their very steamy rumba at the weekend.
And as fans continue to speculate whether they are dating or not, Jowita has now revealed the adorable name the former TOWIE star calls her.
Speaking to OK! magazine at Monday’s Pride Of Britain awards, the Polish dancer, 30, said: ‘Pete calls me petal, like a flower petal, so the dress is inspired by flowers. I’m happy because he’s having time off training so he can enjoy time off dancing, he’s doing very well. We trained today morning.’
Meanwhile, Jowita was quick to emphasise that there was nothing between her and Pete but friendship.
The sweet nickname Pete Wicks has given his Strictly dance partner Jowita Przystal has been revealed
As fans continue to speculate whether they are dating or not, Jowita has now revealed the adorable name the former TOWIE star calls her
She added: ‘I think it’s part of the thing – we have very good chemistry as friends and we really get on well with each other and we have so much fun together and dancing is like acting, we’re telling the story every Saturday night and I think we do a really good job with that.
‘It’s better that way than the other, right? We’re very good friends, and I love him so much as a brother. I think we’re going to stay friends for life.’
Jowita went on to share her love for Pete’s best pal Sam Thompson who often visits them in training, declaring that he’s a ‘ray of sunshine’.
She added that she always welcomes the TV star into the rehearsal room, before praising his ‘beautiful friendship’ with Pete which goes ‘above and beyond’.
It comes after the pair caused a stir at the weekend thanks to their sizzling chemistry during their rumba.
During the sensual dance the pair gazed into each others eyes before almost kissing, leaving judge Shirley Ballas flustered and begging for more.
However not everyone was fan, with Craig Revel Horwood calling them to be disqualified after they included ‘illegal’ lifts.
Amid the chemistry with Jowita, it was Maura Higgins who was in his arms on Monday as the two showed off some impressive moves of their own in a TikTok video.
The pair, who are currently partnered up on the BBC show, have set the romance rumour mill ablaze thanks to their sizzling onscreen chemistry, with things further escalated thanks to their very steamy rumba at the weekend
Speaking to OK! magazine at Monday’s Pride Of Britain awards, the Polish dancer, 30, said: ‘Pete calls me petal, like a flower petal, so the dress is inspired by flowers
Meanwhile, Jowita was quick to emphasise that there was nothing between her and Pete but friendship
‘I think it’s part of the thing – we have very good chemistry as friends and we really get on well with each other and we have so much fun together and dancing is like acting, we’re telling the story every Saturday night and I think we do a really good job with that’
As Pete demonstrated his muscles by pulling Maura up by her leg in a daring move, she fell into his arms and the two stared into each other’s eyes. Maura captioned the clip: ‘A few concussions later…’
Maura and Pete were spotted getting cosy at a London pub last month, but in recent weeks he has been exciting fans with his steamy performances on Strictly with Jowita.
An onlooker exclusively told MailOnline that Maura and Pete were inseparable during their pub visit, whispering in each other’s ears and even interlocking legs as they enjoyed a drink alongside his Strictly co-stars Wynne Evans, Tom Dean, and Jamie Borthwick.
The eyewitness shared: ‘They were all over each other, I was surprised to see them looking so close because I thought he had real chemistry with Jowita.
‘At one point they were basically straddling each other and didn’t seem to care at all that people could see them.
It comes after the pair caused a stir at the weekend thanks to their sizzling chemistry during their rumba
During the sensual dance the pair gazed into each others eyes before almost kissing, leaving judge Shirley Ballas flustered and begging for more
Amid the chemistry with Jowita, it was Maura Higgins who was in his arms on Monday as the two showed off some impressive moves of their own in a TikTok video
As Pete demonstrated his muscles by pulling Maura up by her leg in a daring move, she fell into his arms and the two stared into each other’s eyes
MailOnline has contacted Maura and Pete’s representatives for comment.
Romance rumours between the reality stars started swirling last month when they were pictured kissing outside the Broadwick Soho Hotel.
Maura then poked fun at the reports last month as she supported him at his Staying Relevant podcast tour.
She donned a personalised T-shirt showing a picture of the kiss and words, ‘We can’t be friends’ written in capital letters across the front of her chest.
This is not the first time Maura and Pete have been romantically linked. Last year, the pair were filmed getting cosy at Grosvenor House in London.