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Love Island star Maura Higgins and Giovanni Pernice have been pictured together for the first time amid blossoming romance rumours.

The brunette beauty, 30, was seen with her arms around the Strictly Come Dancing professional, 30, outside a nightclub in Blackpool last week, in pictures obtained by The Sun.

Maura and Giovanni were reportedly partying together following his Him & Me dance show which he starred in alongside Strictly's Anton Du Beke on Thursday 1 July.

The loved-up pair were said to have shared "a smooch on the dance floor" and were "totally smitten with each other", according to an onlooker for the publication.

Maura and Giovanni first sparked romance rumours after they both appeared to stay at the same Cornish hotel for a mini break.

The former reality star shared a picture of the beautiful blue sky and view of the sea on her Instagram story with the caption: "Pretty."

Another guest, named Gail Muller, who stayed at the hotel, Polurrian on the Lizard, also shared a snap of a sunset as she wrote: "Ooh and finally finally you just never know who you'll spot at a place like @polurrianonthelizard!! I spotted two Love Islanders and a rather well known dancer.

"But I was much more into these views in the stunning Cornish weather," they added.

Maura and dancer Giovanni have also started following each other on social media and the Irish beauty recently took to her Instagram stories to share a snap of a lovely bouquet but kept the identity of the sender a secret.

It comes after the pair were also thought to have enjoyed the football together after they did little to dispel speculation as they both posted separate snaps at Wembley Stadium.

Taking to Instagram Stories, Italian native Giovanni shared a video of himself at the Italy vs Austria Euros match.

Wearing a pink suit, he was seen singing and clapping in the crowd as he wrote alongside it: “#EnjoyTheRivalry #SupportResponsibly #StarOfTheMatch #Heineken #Euro2020.”

Maura also posted a video at the stadium as she panned the camera to the football pitch, but didn’t make it clear who she was with. She then shared a glamorous selfie as she sat in the crowd.

A source recently told the Mail: "It's early days, but Maura is really enjoying getting to know Giovanni, and the feeling is mutual.

"They're both career driven and ambitious, which are qualities they find really attractive in each other."

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