Pete Wicks Strictly Come Dancing partner Jowita Przystal has a secret boyfriend who works for British Airways, MailOnline can reveal.
Professional dancer Jowita, 30, has been dating Calum Laming, 47, for more than a year - and sources close to the star claim she is happy keeping the relationship away from prying eyes so fans can continue to speculate whether she is in a relationship with 36-year-old Pete.
The steamy performances by Jowita and Pete on the BBC1 Saturday night show have fuelled speculation that they could be in a romantic relationship.
Yet it is Jowita and Calum who are an in fact an off-screen couple after they met at a Comic Relief charity event and moved in together last summer.
Calum accompanied Jowita to the recent Pride of Britain Awards and watched her perform on the Strictly pros tour last year.
Strictly professional dancer Jowita Przystal is in a relationship with British Airways employee Calum Laming, with the pair pictured together here at Londons Hyde Park
The Polish dancer, 30, has been dating Calum Laming, 47, for more than a year
Fans have been speculating about whether there might be a relationship between Jowita and Pete Wicks, her dance partner in this years Strictly series - pictured performing on October 19
An insider told MailOnline: Jowita has fallen hard for Callum - and he cant believe his luck.
Hes besotted with her but is happy to remain in the background while she performs on Strictly.
Jowita is hugely ambitious and is determined to win Strictly and appreciates the publicity surrounding herself and Pete, regarding whether or not theyre dating, will help her cause.
There has been lots of speculation about a possible romance between Jowita and Pete - and their dance routines have been choregraphed so that there is a lot of close personal contact.
But this will come as a surprise to fans as Calum is just a normal bloke, he has no showbiz or dance links at all.
And he still cant quite believe hes dating a Strictly dancer.
Jowita was previously romantically linked with former dance pro Giovanni Pernice, 34, following last years series.
But rumours she has fallen for Pete has gone into overdrive since they were partnered up for the 2024 series, as their raunchy routines - which have even seen them practically kiss - despite Petes links to former Love Island star Maura Higgins.
Jowita and Calum met at a Comic Relief charity event and moved in together last summer
The couple have been pictured together in photos shared on social media
Raunchy dance routines involving Jowita and Pete Wicks in the current Strictly series had led to speculation about them - but he is now said to be in a relationship with Maura Higgins
Pete and Maura, 33, confirmed their relationship last weekend when they were pictured kissing after enjoying a date at east London restaurant Gloria.
Their PDA comes after they was spotted getting close at a Pride of Britain after=party days earlier.
Jowita is very much in a relationship with Calum and even posted on her Instagram last August a gushing tribute to him while they attended British Summer Time Hyde Park - having got tickets via his connections at BA.
Alongside a snap of Jowita kissing Calum on the cheek, she wrote: Weve met a year ago but I feel like Ive known you forever and I cant even describe how lucky I am to have you in my life.
She added: Ive laughed, danced, cried and made memories for a lifetime.
And as we said, now its time to be grateful for the past, celebrate the present and embrace the future.
Calum works as Chief Customer Service Officer at BA.
Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal are among the ten couples still left in this years Strictly
They performed in last Saturdays Halloween special to the Frank Sinatra song Thats Life
Former TOWIE star Pete Wicks was dressed and made up as the Joker for their performance
He began his career in aviation with BAs original low-cost airline Go, while he was still studying at university - working in cabin crew and the companys call centre.
He then moved on to Virgin Atlantic, Air New Zealand and Etihad Airways in a variety of customer, brand, product and marketing roles.
He also worked as Vuelings Chief Customer Officer for five years, responsible for transforming the airlines customer experience. before returning to BA in 2022 as Director of Business Recovery.
Calums current role sees him responsible for managing the airlines marketing, on board product, ground product, customer care and in-flight experience team.
Calum is based in Middlesex, not far from Heathrow Airport, and documents his jet-setting lifestyle on his open Facebook page.
He has posted snaps of himself enjoying BAs first-class flights as well as exotic holidays.
Calum and Jowita - who won Strictly in 2022 with celebrity partner Hamza Yassin - are believed to live together in a new apartment.
Jowita won the Strictly glitterball in 2022 with TV presenter partner Hamza Yassin
Jowita (right) and boyfriend Calum (centre) are believed to live together in a new apartment
She and Strictly dance partner Pete Wicks (right) have been at the centre of romance rumours
Jowita has worked on charity campaigns with British Airways ever since she joined Strictly, which is how she and Calum struck up a rapport.
The Polish dancer and Pete safely progressed through to the next round of Strictly following last weekends Halloween special.
Their Vietnamese Waltz to Frank Sinatras Thats Life earned the pair a score of 31 from the judges, their highest of the series so far.
They are still outsiders to lift the Glitter Ball with the bookmakers, currently standing as sixth favourites, with blind comic Chris McCausland and his partner Diane Buswell leading the way in the betting.