Maisie Smith has reportedly 'grown close' to former Love Island star Joe Garratt since quitting EastEnders.
The 20-year-old actress, who played Tiffany Butcher on the BBC One soap for 14 years, has reportedly been talking to Joe 'non-stop' for weeks on end after meeting in recent months.
Joe, 25, is said to be smitten the with actress and thinks she's 'fit' and 'funny'.
The former Love Island star, who appeared on the 2019, has 'real chemistry' with Maisie although it's only early days.
“It’s early days but they’ve got real chemistry,” a source told The Sun. “He thinks she’s so fit and really funny.”
It looks as though Joe is serious about getting to know Maisie and her life as he's gone a far as following her mum and lookalike sister on Instagram.
Maisie was previously linked to pop star HRVY during her time on Strictly Come Dancing - but the couple ended things in March 2021 to concentrate on the competition.
Meanwhile, Joe previously had a romance with American model Desiree Schlotz.
He also had an on-off romance with Love Island beauty Lucie Donlan who is now engaged to Luke Mabbott, who also starred on the 2020 series of Love Island.
There's much excitement in Maisie's life of recent - especially in terms of her prospering showbiz career.
The flame-haired beauty has landed her first TV role since quitting Albert Square in December.
Maisie has now moved on from Albert Square and is set to rub shoulders with established presenters Alison Hammond and Vernon Kay on a new Beeb show as she heads into the world of presenting.
The former Strictly Come Dancing favourite has landed a job on Friends Like These - a remake of the programme originally presented by Geordie duo Ant and Dec.
Each episode of the new show will see two teams of five friends competing against one another in a series of head-to-head challenges in a bid to win a lavish holiday abroad.
While Alison and Vernon take care of presenting on the reboot, Maisie is expected to captain a team on the show.
A source told The Sun Online: "Maisie has just filmed a pilot episode and it's unclear if it'll air but it's a great sign she's landing these kind of shows after Strictly and EastEnders.
"Everyone thought she was really great on the show - she's so naturally funny - so it'll be the first of many new jobs."
The soap star played the role of Tiffany Butcher in EastEnders since 2008 - starting when she was just eight years old.
