Strictly complicated: Maura Higgins gets close to dancer Kai Widdrington after she was linked to both Pete Wicks and ex Giovanni Pernice

Maura Higgins raised eyebrows on Monday night as she was spotted getting handsy with Kai Widdrington inside the Pride Of Britain Awards at London's Grosvenor Hotel. Maura Higgins, 33, and Kai Widdrington, 29, got very handsy inside the Pride Of Britain Awards held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on Monday night The pair looked very close as they larked around after the ceremony Maura couldn't take her eyes of Kai as she held up a rose to his eye Kai, 29, and Maura, 33, looked very close as they larked around after the ceremony, with the pro dancer tightly wrapping his arms around the presenter. Kai couldn't keep his hands off Maura as they cosied up to one another inside the venue At one point, Kai appeared to twirl Maura before heading into a different room together Maura and Kai left arm-in-arm The former Love Island star has had her fair share of links within the Strictly Come Dancing family In recent weeks, Maura has been linked to current Strictly contestant Pete Wicks, 36, after fueling romance rumours following a couple of cosy dates together Now it seems Maura is adding another male to her Strictly square, as she appeared very close with pro dancer Kai Maura then poked fun at the reports last month as she supported him at his Staying Relevant podcast tour. Maura fueled romance rumours with Pete Wicks as the pair were spotted getting cosy at a London pub last month Her ex-boyfriend Giovanni insisted 'there was absolutely no wrongdoing' in the reason they split At the time, Giovanni insisted that sometimes 'great relationships with great people can come to a natural end' which is what happened with him and Maura 'The show has highlighted many important conversations for different communities and increased representation. While Kai cosied up to the Love Island star, his ex Nadiya Bychkova, 35, spoke out about their split earlier in the evening - as she arrived solo on the red carpet The dancers reportedly ended their two-year romance after 'emotionally drifting away from each other', with sources claiming the pressures of touring together took a toll on their relationship As Kai and Maura got close, Nadiya admitted on the red carpet that she and Kai 'aren't friends' It has now been reported the couple were battling off-stage problems during their tour and the pressure of being in each other's space 24/7 eventually 'took its toll' on their relationship.