By Katy Hallam,Mia O’Hare

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TOWIE favourite Pete Wicks was spotted sharing passionate kisses with an unknown blonde just days before seemingly confirming his relationship with Jowita Przystal. The reality TV star had long been the subject of romance speculation with Jowita following their pairing on Strictly Come Dancing last year. Despite both attempting to dismiss the gossip, the duo delivered numerous steamy performances together and developed a strong connection beyond the ballroom. Read more Thomas Skinner’s wife breaks silence on affair as other woman shares ‘truth’ Pete, 36, subsequently became romantically involved with Love Island’s Maura Higgins, though their relationship ended earlier this year. Since then, he has been spending increasing amounts of time with professional dancer Jowita, 31, whilst both maintained they were merely friends, reports the Mirror . The situation appeared to change dramatically this weekend when Jowita made an unexpected appearance at London’s O2 Arena during Pete’s Staying Relevant podcast show with best mate Sam Thompson. The pair performed a dance routine they had originally planned for the Strictly final, sharing three kisses throughout the performance. A source told the Daily Mail: “Pete and Jowita are now an item, they’ve been dating for a few weeks. “They kept things professional on Strictly, there was no crossover with Maura. But once Pete was single they grew close again and recently the relationship has blossomed into something more.” However, just days prior to their passionate routine, Pete enjoyed an intimate evening with a mysterious blonde at The Maine Mayfair in London. He was seen kissing the woman, with a witness claiming they appeared “very intimate and really giddy”. A restaurant patron revealed they witnessed the duo arrive at approximately 8:30pm, and during the evening, the couple vanished for roughly 15 minutes. They informed the Sun, who have obtained the photographs: “They didn’t really eat. It was more about intimacy than dinner – they just kept snogging. “I think they thought they had the place to themselves.” The witness explained that staff allowed them privacy whilst they “kissed like teenagers”. The observer noted there were “lots of leftovers” when they left the upmarket eatery at 11pm. Pete had also posted a photograph from the evening on his Instagram, confessing: “This week coming up may be the end of me,” beside a glass of wine. After Pete and Jowita’s performance on Friday evening, she shared a message with her followers which featured a lovely reference to the reality personality. She wrote: “I’m still buzzing after last night performance… and to be honest I feel absolutely speechless. “But just wanted to say for now thank you @stayingrelevantpodcast for including me in your legendary one night only, you always make me feel like I’m part of the family.” In a direct message to Pete, she continued: “And last but not least @p_wicks01 for making my dream come true. Had the best night ever. More to come, J.” Just weeks prior to sharing a kiss with Jowita, Pete admitted to being ‘in love’ during his podcast. Participating in a lie detector examination, he was questioned by mate Sam: “Are you in love with somebody right now?” Pete responded ‘no’, but he was caught out fibbing as the polygraph examiner indicated he wasn’t being truthful, by giving a thumbs down. Viewers went absolutely mad after Pete and Jowita’s steamy dance last night as one questioned: “Was that like a hard launch? “Hard launch for Pete and Jowita,” a second said while a third wrote: “You and jowita” with a heart eye emoji.