There's been rumours surrounding the pair for weeks now after reports started to surface that Love Island's Maura Higgins had "got close" to her Dancing On Ice professional partner Alexander Demetriou.
And after Maura split with her co-star boyfriend Curtis Pritchard while featuring on the ice-skating show, she denied during an appearance on Loose Women that anything was going on between the pair as Alexander is married to fellow pro-skater Carlotta Edwards.
However, new photos published today by The Sun show "Alexander leaving Maura's flat" in a BMW, wearing a khaki green parka jacket.
A source told the publication, “This will devastate Carlotta. As much as her relationship with Alex has deteriorated, they are still married."
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Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole
On the first ever series of Strictly back in 2001, news reader Natasha Kaplinsky and professional dancer Brendan Cole were paired together.Despite both being in other relationships at the time, both Natasha and Brendan called off their romances and started dating after the series finished. Their relationship didn't last long though, and they are now both happily married to other people.
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Ali Bastian and Brian Fortuna
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Joe Calzaghe and Kristina Rihanoff
When boxer Joe Calzaghe appeared on the show in 2009, he announced to the press that his relationship with his partner Jo-Emma Larvin had come to an end, just one week into his Strictly journey. Joe's professional dance partner Kristina Rihanoff was more than a shoulder to cry on, with the pair starting a romance. They went on to date for four years after show, before announcing their split.
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Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff
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Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez
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Giovanni Pernice and Ashley Roberts
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Caroline Flack and AJ Pritchard
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They added, “She was hanging on to a hope they might be able to fix the unfixable. But it seems very clear there won’t be a way back."
“And seeing Alex emerge from Maura’s flat will be a real kick in the teeth.
“I imagine it will be a bitter pill for Curtis to swallow too.”
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It comes after Dancing On Ice bosses reportedly banned the show's stars from talking about the pair, with a source telling The Sun, "They told everyone that nobody should make a comment on social media or talk to fans or media about the story - even if it's to defend Maura or Alexander.
"Dancing On Ice is a family show and the last thing they wanted was a catfight. Backstage they were kept apart with Maura being taken under pro skater Matt Evers' wing. Even the make-up department were briefed to work on them at different times.”
We have contacted Maura and Alexander's reps for comment.
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