During last Saturday’s show, they kissed live on television during their sizzling foxtrot. And it looks like Strictly duo Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal aren’t just getting close for the cameras.
The Mail on Sunday reveals that there is tongues wagging on the set of the BBC One dance show because the couple are so in love with each other.
Strictly insiders say it has become an ‘open secret’ among the cast and crew that they fell for each other after being linked in August.
One said: ‘Pete is in love with Jowita. He thinks she’s great in every way.
“The feeling is mutual on her part and things have definitely progressed between them. Behind the scenes they are all busy with each other, like a couple in love would be.’
Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal perform the samba to the George Of The Jungle theme
‘Strictly Come Dancing’ duo Peter Wicks and Jowita Przystal are seen coordinating leather outfits as they leave the Television Center in London
Strictly insiders say it has become an ‘open secret’ among the cast and crew that they have fallen for each other after being linked in August
Jowita Przystal and Pete Wicks, during their performance in the live show on September 21
The source added: ‘It looks like we may have the first Strictly romance of the series, which is so exciting. They are the talk of the show.
‘The other participants are very happy for them. They always smile. It’s beautiful. It will certainly liven up the show after the terrible saga surrounding Giovanni (Pernice) and Amanda Abbington.”
It’s believed the pair hit it off ‘instantly’ and hung out very publicly at the National Television Awards early last month.
It wouldn’t be the first time Ms Przystal, 30 – the Polish ballroom supremo who guided Hamza Yassin to victory in 2022 – has dated one of her Strictly co-stars. She enjoyed an affair with a former professional dancer
Pernice, 34, last year and was also linked to dancer Arduino Bertoncello.
Before that, she was in a long-term relationship with her dance partner Michael Danilczuk.
It’s believed the pair hit it off ‘instantly’ and hung out very publicly at the National Television Awards early last month.
The Mail on Sunday can reveal tongues are wagging on the set of the BBC One dance show because the couple are so in love with each other
Peter Wicks and Jowita Przystal are seen coordinating leather outfits as they leave the Television Center in London on October 2
Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones perform during their rehearsal for Saturday night’s show
Ex-football player Paul Merson and Karen Hauer pretend to ride horses during their performance
According to their website, the couple met in 2013 at a summer dance camp in Krakow, Poland. It also said that they didn’t like each other at first, but after spending a year together, they fell in love.
In 2015, they ended their competitive career together, but continued to perform with Burn The Floor, the live dance show, as they traveled the world. They broke up two years ago.
