Tess Daly tried, Claudia Winkleman tried, and now Zoe Ball has had a go at trying to get Strictly’s Mollie King and her dance partner AJ Pritchard to reveal their true feelings for one another.
The chemistry between the pair, who just missed out on making the final of the dance competition, has been clear and rumours have abounded that they are more than just friends.
As the couple sat on the It Takes Two sofa last night with their arms interlinked and AJ resting his hand on the Saturday’s singer’s knee, Zoe seized the moment to put them on the spot.
After showing Mollie highlights of all her dances with AJ that reduced her to tears, Zoe asked her: “Very important question… have you fallen in love?”
After a short pause and before the couple could react, she then added: “With dancing?”
“With dancing, with dancing people, what are you insinuating?” she said to the crew as Mollie and AJ laughed off the comment.
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Mollie agreed that she had loved dancing more than she’d expected and she was delighted to make it all the way to the semi-finals with AJ’s help.
Zoe couldn’t resist telling them they made a cute couple, adding: “We’ve fallen in love with you and we’ve fallen in love with the idea you two might make a couple one day. If you ever do, I have a hat for the wedding!”
Mollie, 30, and AJ, 23, have been teased throughout the series about their rumoured romance.
Hosts Claudia and Tess have constantly joked to them about kissing backstage and on Saturday’s show they said they had to “talk about the elephant in the room – are Mollie and AJ a couple or not?”
But the pair have never confirmed a relationship, although they have made their affection for one another clear.
After she was voted off the show at the weekend, Mollie posted a gushing tribute to AJ on Instagram, telling him: “AJ, I don’t even know where to begin… I have felt like the luckiest girl in the world being able to dance in your arms every Saturday night.
“I can’t even begin to thank you enough for everything you have done… You are absolutely magical.”
He penned similar messages to her, writing in one: “Thank you Mollie King for making this an unforgettable experience filled with Cherished memories for Life” followed by a heart emoji.
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So maybe Zoe will get to wear that hat one day after all!