AJ Pritchard reveals he’ll be heartbroken to leave Mollie King when their Strictly journey ends

AJ Pritchard has revealed he'll be heartbroken when the time finally comes to say goodbye to Mollie King and Strictly Come Dancing.

The dashing pro dancer and The Saturdays singer are at the business end of the competition and are favourites to be eliminated this weekend.

Speaking to about the connection he has with Mollie, AJ said: "We will be friends for life, 100 per cent. She has been an amazing partner.

“We have so much fun in thetraining room, we don’t ever want that to end.

“I’ll definitely be heartbroken at the end of this because it’s such a fantastic year and it’s all going so well. I wouldn’t change a thing.”

“We feel the same way and you’ll see that this week because she gives me a very heartfelt gift. It is something I will cherish."

Throughout the competition the pair have been romantically linked but both insisted on Thursday's This Morning that they just friends.

Phillip Schofield started things off by reminding them of Shirley Ballas' comments about their chemistry as well as AJ's dad saying they were "like a married couple".

As he left it hanging with a "Soooo....." Mollie replied: "No, we're not together. No, we're not."

Looking crestfallen, Phillip asked: "Promise? You wouldn't lie to us would you?"

Mollie replied she was telling the truth, adding: "No not to you Phil, or Holly."

Chipping in, Holly said: "Everyone keeps talking about it, but the reason we're so excited about it is because you look so lovely together."

But Mollie explained: "We get on so well, and I think that's why there are these rumours.

"We're literally like best friends we spend so much time together, we're training 12 hours a day and I still love spending every minute with him."

But still refusing to give up hope, Phil got them to confirm they are both single, before saying: "Well you know, I'm sorry but you can understand why people have done this."

With a laugh, Mollie said: "I think with Strictly they always like to think there's a romance and because we are both single, I think everyone loves a love story.

"But we are just loving the show so much. It's just the most incredible experience."

The conversation then moved on to her time on the show, with Mollie revealing how delighted she was to still be in the competition and have the judges tell her that she has improved.

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