Former TOWIE star Joey Essex and Maura Higgins are reportedly planning their first date after they were snapped kissing at the Pride of Britain Awards.
On Monday, Love Island’s Maura was seen getting cosy with Joey while attending the annual event at Grosvenor House in London.
Following the event, the reality TV stars were photographed kissing and left together with friends in a taxi.
Speaking to The Sun, a source said that Joey and Maura had met before, but things only became “flirty” on Monday.
They explained: “They’ve met before on the celebrity party circuit but Monday was the first time things have turned flirty.
“They were flirting like crazy and all over each other. Eventually, Maura just grabbed Joey’s tie and pulled him in for a kiss, right in front of everyone. He loved it.”
Joey and Maura are said to have exchanged numbers so that they could plan their first official date.
The source continued: “They did leave together in a taxi but Joey’s a gentleman so there was no funny business that night.
“He had to be at Dancing On Ice training at 7.30am the next day anyway, so all they did was kiss and chat.
“There is a connection there — a real meeting of minds.”
The source also said that they “fancy the pants off each other”, and it could lead to something “special”, as the two have not stopped messaging.
OK! has contacted representatives for Joey and Maura for comment.
While neither Joey nor Maura have directly addressed the steamy kiss, Joey did take to Instagram on Tuesday to share an update on his injured finger.
The former I’m a Celeb star injured his finger while training for the upcoming season of Dancing on Ice, which he will appear on alongside other celebs like Coronation Street’s Mollie Gallagher and Love Island champ Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu.
After injuring himself, Joey posted a selfie to his 1.8 million followers with the caption: “Respect the ice, otherwise the ice will not respect you… Day 2.”
A second close-up shot showed the finger wrapped in bandages.
On his story, he added: "So today was my first day training with a professional before I get put with my professional partner. It went well but the first two days are just getting on the ice, seeing what we can do.
"I think being a risk taker is probably going to be an advantage of mine, but I don't think it was an advantage for me for day one and day two… I've ended up with a metal finger."
"I'm lucky I've still got the finger to be honest."
Offering a further update on his Instagram story on Tuesday, the star wrote “Healing good” with an emoji of a bandaged heart.
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