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Olivia Attwood and Pete Wicks share a passionate hug at the NTAs as they make their red carpet debut – and Sam Thompson is left looking awkward

Olivia Attwood and Pete Wicks share a passionate hug at the NTAs as they make their red carpet debut - and Sam Thompson is left looking awkward

Olivia Attwood and Pete Wicks made sure they gave fans what they wanted as they shared a passionate smooch at the NTAs on Tuesday night.

After officially launching the relationship on her Instagram last month, it seemed the couple couldn’t get enough of each other as they locked lips during their red carpet debut.

Pete, who is hosting the red carpet with his friend Sam Thompson, appeared to bump into his glamorous girlfriend on the red carpet.

And after greeting Sam with a hug, she went the extra mile for the TOWIE star as they shared a kiss in front of the cameras.

As the romantic moment unfolded, Sam was left in an awkward third place, cheering and laughing in the background.

They shared the clip on the official NTA Instagram and wrote: ‘Red Carpet Chemistry! @olivia_attwood and @p_wicks01 share a kiss on the #NTA2026 red carpet.’

Olivia Attwood and Pete Wicks shared a passionate smooch at the NTAs as they made their red carpet debut on Tuesday after hitting the ground running in their relationship

And after greeting Sam with a hug, she went the extra mile for the TOWIE star as they shared a kiss for the cameras

As the romantic moment unfolded, Sam Thompson was left in an awkward third place, cheering and laughing in the background

But even Olivia cringed at this point as she said, “Guys, why was this so awkward.”

Fans were thrilled to see the couple so in love and wrote in the comments: ‘I’m so happy for you both, honestly the most loved people on earth, you deserve all the happiness in the world’;

‘I love both magical couples’; “I think this is great for you guys. I love this relationship!’; ‘LOVEEEEEEE’.

Hits Radio added: ‘Sam is the happiest third wheel we’ve ever seen.’

Earlier this week, the pair put on a very affectionate display in new sizzling photos after enjoying a date together.

Olivia thrilled fans when she shared another series of photos to Instagram on Sunday evening – just days after admitting she was trying to get better at ‘not over-sharing’.

The reality stars packed on the PDA, with Olivia leaning seductively over Pete’s knees in one snap, while he wrapped his arms around her in another.

She captioned the post: ‘Went on a date with Pete Wicks from Towie, can’t believe it, he’s so hot in real life too xxxx.’

The couple first met in 2017 and became good friends, but things turned romantic this year after the collapse of Olivia’s marriage to Bradley Dack.

After months of fan speculation and candid moments caught on camera, Olivia finally confirmed the romance with a series of loved-up Instagram snaps, joking in the caption that fans “bullied me into a hard launch.”

Now Olivia has admitted she’s really struggling with how much to share about their romance, telling the Daily Mail exclusively: ‘We’re still in the early stages of navigating it. So I think we’re kind of working as things go.

Last month, Olivia made it Instagram official and shared a series of loved-up photos of them kissing on a beach in Ibiza earlier this summer

‘I understand the interest. For many people, it’s a crossover between two people they’ve been following in different ways for a long time. So I understand and I have a very open dialogue with my audience.

“Now that people know we’re together, we try not to leave out people who have been so kind and happy to us and want to see our relationship grow, but we also make sure we keep enough back, as if that’s just for us.”

Olivia, known for her outspoken, no-nonsense attitude, added that she is trying to work on scaling back what she shares with fans to ensure she maintains some semblance of privacy.

The TV presenter mused: ‘I never feel like I’ve said anything I shouldn’t have said. It’s always the opposite.

‘I come from a reality background and have had cameras in my house and I think if I don’t share everything I’ll get a guilt complex!

“People around me remind me that I don’t have to explain everything, but I guess I’m still trying to tell myself that.

“I sometimes put too much pressure on myself to share more than I need to, which is weird because I think everyone else in this industry is the opposite.”

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