Overview

• The Strictly partners kissed three times during a racy routine at Pete Wicks and Sam Thompson’s Staying Relevant live show at London’s O2 Arena on Friday night.
• Footage shared on TikTok and Instagram drew heavy fan reaction, with many calling the moment a “hard launch.”
• An insider quoted across outlets said the pair are now an item and have been dating for a few weeks, adding there was no crossover with Wicks’s past relationship with Maura Higgins.
• The dance was reportedly the routine they had planned to perform in the Strictly final, which they did not reach last year.
• Recent hints included Wicks’s gushing August birthday tribute to Przystal and a podcast lie-detector segment where he was flagged as being in love, while media requests for comment remain unanswered.