Strictly fans go wild as Pete Wicks 'hard launches' Jowita after months of rumours

Pete Wicks is still lapping up romance rumours with his Strictly Come Dancing co-star Jowita Przystał, almost a year since they hit the dance floor together. The TOWIE star quickly grew close to the professional dancer during their time on the BBC competition.

They were faced with rumours week after week following their saucy routines and undeniable connection. Pete even manage to make it all the way to the semi-finals, with the reality star crediting Jowitafor changing his life.

Back in December, the TOWIE star left the competition after exceeding everyone's expectations. At the time, he told Jowita the 'experience wouldn't have been anything without her'.

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However, Pete later shut down such rumours, telling Lorraine Kelly: "We've said from day one that we're really good friends, but they just want to do what they want to do."

Pete was said to be dating Love Island star Maura Higgins at the time, yet now their romance is over fans are still holding out hope for Jowita. The TV star did nothing but feed into the speculation as he posted a string of snaps from their time together on Strictly.

He included a steamy pose on the dancefloor, as well as a selfie in the back of a car and snaps from multiple night outs together. Alongside the post, Pete gushed: "It was never about dancing…it was about the person.

"Happy birthday @jowitaprzystal - I am so blessed and grateful to have you in my life. My pocket rocket." He added a black love heart emoji to the post, which sent fans wild.

One said: "You two look like you belong together just saying." Another added: "You Two." Someone else commented: "We were always team Pete and Jowita!"

A fourth wrote: "Come on Pete you're getting on a bit now. Time to find the one . You two are [fire emojis]." Another gushed: "WAIT IS THIS A HARD LAUNCH????"

Last month, Pete revealed just how much Jowita means to him as he shared how their relationship is still blossoming off the show. “A lot of that [making it to the semi-finals] if I'm totally honest, is down to Jowita,” he said.

“She was the best partner I could have had... she's become one of the most important in my life. She's one of my best mates, and I adore her. She had to put up with me, she dragged me through it, because it certainly wasn't the dancing."

“I didn't take myself too seriously but I took the show really seriously, and I took the process really seriously, I took the learning really seriously,” he told Mail Online. “I didn't really enjoy learning things, and that was my favourite part of the whole thing.”

Following his exit from Strictly, Pete poured his heart out on social media as he wrote: "This experience wouldn’t have been anything without Jowita. She believed in me since the first day and never stopped.

"She supported me, listened to me, made me laugh and cry but most of all she made me believe in myself when I didn’t think I could do it.

"We did everything our way, and for me that was the right way. I’m so sorry that I couldn’t get you to a final, I tried my best and you deserve to be there. The show may have ended for us but one thing won’t, you will always have a friend in me."

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