MAURA Higgins and Pete Wicks were "all over each other" at a boozy celeb party last night, just weeks after they were spotted "straddling" each other.
Love Island star Maura and Towie legend Pete first set tongues after they were pictured snogging in public in the summer.
The pair have always maintained they are "just friends",
However, according to the Mail the pair were seen getting VERY close at the afterparty for the Pride of Britain Awards.
The outlet said a fan saw Maura "planting a kiss on Pete's nose before the pair kissed on the lips".
This latest news, comes weeks after they were seen "all over each other" in a pub, when Maura joined Pete and his Strictly co-stars in the pub.
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An onlooker told The Sun: "They were chatting to Pete's co-star Wynne Evans and it was very clear they were more than just friends.
"Things have clearly turned romantic as they were all over each other.
"At one point she ran her hands through his hair under his hat, and they were cuddling loads too.
"They looked really cosy and comfortable with each other."
The pair first got fans all hot under the collar when they were pictured kissing in a posh bar in London.
An onlooker told The Sun Pete came to join Maura at the posh five star hotel where she had been having lunch with friends.
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They said: “Maura had been sitting on the terrace with friends for an hour before Pete arrived.
“After they’d sat there for a while Maura went in for a long kiss with Pete. 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.
“When it got dark they moved into the hotel’s Flute bar and Pete sat with his arm around Maura all evening.
“They were all over each other. They looked totally in love and weren’t trying to hide it from anyone.”
Pete and Maura, who appeared on Love Island in 2019, were also spotted together in public at the TV Bafta awards in May.
Chivalrous Pete was photographed helping Maura into a taxi following the party at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
The Strictly has star recently addressed the ongoing romance rumours.
It came when the former Towie star appeared on Olivia Attwood's podcast.
Getting straight to the point she said to him: "Your dating life. Maura Higgins..."
To which Pete replied: "Me and Maura have known each other for a long time."
Olivia was keen on hearing more, and said: "You've had a kiss, we've seen it!"
But Pete denied there was anything more than friendship between the duo, replying: "No, you haven't seen it."
