Bobby Brazier and Ellie Leach did little to downplay romance talk after they were snapped holding hands backstage on the Strictly Come Dancing Tour.
The cosy-looking shot, which was shared online by professional dancer Nikita Kuzman, is dated January 31 and was taken during the tour's last night at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool before it moves on for two nights at the First Direct Arena in Leeds.
"Backstage tour moments part 3," he captioned his post - and it's not the first time that the two have featured in his round-ups.
Last month it was reported that the former Coronation Street actress, 22, and EastEnders star, 20, have grown close while on the road together.
Things are said to be getting serious with them, with an insider claiming that they "will go public with their romance any week now".
They said: "Their friendship has grown and grown, and they’ve been spending nearly all their free time together before and after performances. They’ve been having their meals together, and flirting increasingly openly.
"The chat on tour is they may have enjoyed a cheeky snog, and will go public with their romance any week now," they added to The Sun.
It marks an interesting development as up until now, Leach, who played the character Faye Windass in Corrie, was being linked to professional dancer Vito Coppola, whom she was paired with on the TV show and went on to win.
Their obvious chemistry on the BBC dance competition set tongues wagging, but they have always maintained that they are just friends.
Brazier is the son of TV presenter Jeff Brazier and late Big Brother star Jade Goody.
In addition to playing the role of Freddy Slater on EastEnders, for which he won the National Television Award for Most Popular Rising Star last year, he has modelled at Milan Fashion Week.
