Ellie Leach and Bobby Brazier spoke about their rumored romance on Monday night, after weeks of speculation that they are dating.
The two Strictly Come Dancing stars both appeared at the TV Choice Awards in London, but arrived separately.
Bobby, 20, was asked about his feelings towards the actress, 22, and praised her as “beautiful and amazing” while avoiding romance rumors.
Speak with The sun‘, the EastEnders star said: ‘Ellie is a sweetheart, look at her… she’s beautiful, she’s amazing, she’s good at what she does. She is a good dancer. She’s a dear dear friend of mine.’
When asked if he could see them becoming more than just friends, he teased, “I don’t know… you’ll have to see what she says.”
Ellie Leach (left) and Bobby Brazier (right) spoke about their rumored romance on Monday night, after weeks of speculation that they are dating
Bobby, 20, was asked about his feelings towards the actress, 22, and praised her as ‘beautiful and amazing’ while avoiding denying the romance rumors
Bobby also refused to confirm whether he was planning on starting a relationship, quickly changing the subject to his career.
He said, “Um…I have some things to do. I have career things to do, I have personal things to do, I have godly things to do. I’m going back to EastEnders. I missed them so much.’
Meanwhile, Ellie also avoided explicitly confirming or denying a relationship with Bobby, telling the publication:We’re all on tour together, it’s been really nice to actually spend time together.
‘During the show you’re basically with your partner the whole time and you don’t really see any other pros or celebrities.
‘So on tour we really bonded and it feels like a big family. It was so much fun.’
Speculation about Ellie and Bobby started in early January when insiders reported they had landed a close gig on Strictly Come Dancing Live!
The pair are said to be in a secret romance and have gone on a ‘string of dates’ while touring the country.
They are pictured enjoying time away from their Strictly co-stars, cozying up together on a low-key date at Nando’s last month and arriving at the hotels together.
Bobby also refused to confirm whether he was planning to start a relationship, quickly changing the subject to his career (pictured September at National Television Awards)
Meanwhile, Ellie also avoided explicitly confirming or denying a relationship with Bobby, but admitted they “really bonded” during the tour.
Bobby has also become very close to Ellie’s family, with the pair spotted at their hotel in London with her parents on Sunday.
Soap star Bobby seemed to make quite an impression as he was spotted holding hands with her mum Karen, 50.
Later that day, Bobby shared a sweet photo of Ellie on Instagram from behind the scenes of the Strictly show at The O2 Arena.
She couldn’t wipe the smile off her face as Bobby was momentarily caught off guard with the caption “yogi Ellie” as she sat with her legs crossed.
While last month Bobby was reportedly seen knocking on Ellie’s hotel room door in just his trousers while staying at the Malmaison hotel in Birmingham.
To celebrate the start of the tour, a party was thrown in the hotel bar when the soap star was spotted in his underwear on the sixth floor.
A hotel guest told it The sun: ‘Bobby stood in our hallway knocking on Ellie’s door after their late night party at the hotel.
“Bobby clearly wasn’t shy about being almost in the mood as we went downstairs for breakfast.”
Speculation about Ellie and Bobby started in early January when insiders reported they had landed a close gig on Strictly Come Dancing Live! (pictured with Robbie Kmetoni and Kai Widdrington)
Later that day, Bobby shared a sweet photo of Ellie on Instagram from backstage at the Strictly show at The O2 Arena, captioning the post ‘yogi Ellie’ as she sat with her legs crossed.
Ellie and Bobby’s comments about their relationship come after Ellie’s professional dance partner Vito Coppola declared his love for her after the Strictly tour ended this weekend.
The professional dancer, 31, won the latest series of the competition with the Coronation Street star in December and they sparked romance rumors of their own during their time on the dancefloor.
Filming backstage before their final performance together at the O2, Vito kissed Ellie on the cheek as they both struggled to hold back tears.
He said to her, “Honey, are we about to perform our last show together?” I love you so much.’
Feeling emotional, Ellie replied: “I love you” before going on to say how lucky she felt with her experience on the show alongside Vito.
In the caption, Vito wrote, “It was just perfect right? I love you baby and always remember our promise: “always there for each other”’. No more words needed! Goodnight Sweetheart.’
Addressing their fans, he added: “Good night beautiful people. You have been with us every moment since our journey began.”
Ellie shared the video on her Instagram Stories and added the caption: “This man is unique and I love him very much.”
Ellie and Bobby’s comments about their relationship come after Ellie’s professional dance partner Vito Coppola declared his love for her after the Strictly tour ended this weekend
The professional dancer, 31, won the latest series of the competition with the Coronation Street star in December and they sparked their own romance rumors during their time on the dancefloor
Filming backstage before their last dance together at the O2 in London. Vitto kissed Ellie on the cheek as they both struggled to hold back tears
In the caption, Vito wrote, “It was just perfect right? I love you baby and always remember our promise: “always there for each other”’. No more words needed! Goodnight Sweetheart’