Strictly Come Dancing stars Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola have been snapped looking smitten as they took a stroll in Blackpool.
Former Coronation Street actress Ellie, 22, and her professional partner Vito, 31, have become fan favourites to take out this season.
But behind-the-scenes, the pair have also been rumoured to have begun dating after meeting on the BBC dancing series.
It all began when actress Amanda Abbington labelled them ‘the most beautiful couple’ a few weeks ago, with the pair then seeing kissing each other on the cheek before Ellie later said they had a ‘lovely friendship’.
While her comments seemed to have shut down speculation sparks had flown between them, the duo were photographed looking cosy in Blackpool on Wednesday.
Vito was seen pulling in Ellie for a hug to keep warm in the cold as they headed out for the late-night walk.
In other snaps they were seen staring into each other’s eyes and smiling.
They were also captured pulling each other into an embrace whilst laughing.
In addition to their success on their dancefloor, Ellie and Vito’s connection has also got plenty of people’s attention, especially after Amanda appeared to confirm that they had become more than friends.
After Amanda referred to them as a ‘beautiful couple’ on a social media post in which Ellie gushed about her experience on the series and her partner, Vito later planted a kiss on his partner’s cheek on live TV, adding further fuel to the rumours.
They were later seen looking extremely close while rehearsing one of their routines.
However earlier this week Ellie insisted they were just friends after Vito placed his hands on her cheek and kissed her twice after their week five Paso doble.
‘It was only a kiss on the cheek. He gives me a kiss on the cheek every Saturday! It was definitely on the cheek,’ she told OK! Magazine.
‘We really, really get along and we have a lovely friendship. I hope we can continue that.’
She added: ‘We’ve got a really good relationship where we kind of know what the other needs.’
After a five-year relationship, Ellie split from her boyfriend back in May after he cheated on her.
While she said the betrayal was ‘upsetting’, now was the ‘perfect time to put my all into Strictly and give that 500%’
Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday at 6.40pm on BBC One.
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