Strictly’s Ellie Leach & Bobby Brazier enjoy secret dates together as they hold hands on tour bus ‘and have cheeky snog’

STRICTLY winner Ellie Leach and East-Ender Bobby Brazier have been enjoying secret dates together, we can reveal.

The ex-Corrie actress, 22, and fan fave Bobby, 20, have set tongues wagging by holding hands on the Strictly tour coach.

A source told how the pair, both finalists in the last series, have kissed and been on secret dates.

They said: “Bobby and Ellie are the talk of the tour.

“Their friendship has grown and grown, and they’ve been spending nearly all their free time together before and after performances. They’ve been having their meals together, and flirting increasingly openly.

“The chat on tour is they may have enjoyed a cheeky snog, and will go public with their romance any week now.

“They’re both hugely popular characters, and make a really cute couple. There are also endless commercial opportunities for them as a pair because they are both hugely in demand, with the world at their young feet. Everyone is very excited about this hot new pairing.”

On Tuesday night, pro dancer Nikita Kuzmin posted a photo of them having dinner backstage, with Bobby’s arm draped around the back of Ellie’s chair.

The couple first flirted at the live tour’s opening night bash in Birmingham, partying until almost 3am — and going back on stage hours later.

Ellie, who played Faye in Corrie, was rumoured to have grown close to dance partner Vito Coppola while on the BBC1 show. But they were never romantically involved.

Bobby, son of late Big Brother star Jade Goody, was a hit with Strictly viewers and has won a legion of fans playing Freddy Slater in Walford.

The star, who has modelled at Milan Fashion Week, struck up a friendship with his Aussie pro partner Dianne Buswell.

He split from his model girlfriend Liberty Love last year, and was briefly linked to fashion consultant Boadecia Evans.

Last month ten million saw Ellie lift the Glitterball trophy — beating Bobby and Dianne in the final, plus Layton Williams and his partner Nikita.

Ellie then scotched rumours of a relationship with Vito, saying: “We’ve just been having the most amazing time dancing and built a really strong bond and a friendship that’ll last forever.”

When judge Craig Revel Horwood claimed there was “100 per cent romance”, they both laughed and said: “No, no.”

Ellie and Bobby’s reps were asked for comment.