They were spotted sharing a sweet kiss at London's Winter Wonderland at the weekend, but it seems that Christine McGuinness and Chelcee Grimes have been hinting at their feelings for one another for months.
Christine, who split from husband Paddy McGuinness after 15 years of marriage in July, first met Chelcee on ITV's The Games and the pair instantly clicked, writes The Mirror.
And after becoming pals, the pair jumped on a flight to Croatia for a girls holiday with other pals in back in June.
Sharing some holiday snaps with Chelcee and their other friends, Christine captioned it: "I followed my heart and it led me to Croatia." She added at the time: "Memories for life, I’m feeling very lucky, so blessed. I’ve laughed sooo much, relaxed and switched off like never before! I definitely won’t be leaving it another 3 years before I catch my next flight."
The following month, Christine shared a post of herself at Caudwell children's charity event The Butterfly Ball, which she is an ambassador for. "One night in London," she wrote at the time. "Congratulations @caudwellchildren on another beautiful and successful event @ccbutterflyball raising over £1.5million for autistic children. Very close to my [heart]. Proud ambassador."
In the comments, Chelcee sent a fire emoji , to which Christine replied with a heart emoji. Then a few days later, Christine posted a few snaps from a sexy photoshoot as she posed with a denim jacket covering her bare chest and a pair of white briefs.
She captioned it: "You will be amazed at what you attract after you start believing in what you deserve." Chelcee commented with a rocket emoji, while Christine replied with a heart.
After Paddy and Christine revealed that their relationship had ended on July 22, Christine shared a post on August 4 hinting at "new beginnings".
Sharing a photo of herself with a bag of luggage, camera and a rucksack, she wrote: "And suddenly you know.. It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings."
And a few weeks later, Christine shared various photos online and wrote: "Here’s some August for you. I’ve missed you [black heart emoji]. Things that made me smile…Extra time with my babies Had my hair cut, I love it. Filmed something special. Watched a gorgeous sunset. Discovered I’m terrible at darts but laughed loads! Got a cute note off my friend. A bird joined me watching the sky by the Thames. Got tagged in loads of pics of my book abroad."
Chelcee replied with a heart and fire emoji, and Christine responded with a happy emoji surrounded by hearts. In September, Christine posted a clip of her trying on wedding dresses on and Chelcee replied with a diamond emoji.
And later that month, the pair flew to Santorini together for a girls holiday, with Chelcee posting photos of herself in a pool in front of the idyllic landscape.
"Santorini called," and Christine responded with a fire and heart emoji.
On September 27, Christine shared a gorgeous picture of herself in a pair of white knee-length heeled boots, beige coat and mini skirt as she put on her shades and drank a cup of tea. She penned: "A life so crazy it could actually be a TV show Sex and C city [tea emoji]."
Chelcee replied with her own tea emoji, to which Christine replied: "@chelceegrimes Any sugar for me."
Last month, Chelcee shared photos in her new home with her chihuahua and captioned it: "Been busy playing life."
Christine responded: "Life’s a game and you’re winning," and Chelcee replied: "@mrscmcguinness we’re winning."
A few days later on November 15, Christine posted a selection of photos of herself in a black leather dress, writing: "Leather and laughter is a great combo."
When Chelcee commented with a black emoji, Christine replied back with a kiss.
In a post showing Christine trying on an assortment of dresses, Chelcee responded with a drooling emoji.
Just a day later on November 23, Christine shared a photo of her looking glam in a strapless black dress and her blonde waves falling down past her shoulders.
She wrote: "And all this time, you just needed to believe in yourself. Dreams do come true. I am grateful for today. Now.. pizza and pasta."
"You’re a dream," Chelcee replied, while Christine commented back with an angel and heart emoji.
At the weekend, the best friends were seen embracing and smooching during their trip to Winter Wonderland in London. Chelcee and Christine were pictured playing a host of games on stalls, scooping two large soft toys before heading for a warm drink.
As they sat down, the two pals were snapped leaning in for a kiss, seemingly not caring who was watching them as they donned matching bobble hats.
Shortly after sharing a smooch with the mum-of-three, Chelcee posted a video of actress Zendaya waxing lyrical about 'good people'.
The Spiderman star can be heard saying: "Some people are just good people and you can just feel it. And I don't know how to explain that, but there's this little spark they have or this little special thing that they have that just you feel safe and happy around them.
"I don't know what that is, but some people have it, and it's special."
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