BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Pete Wicks says Maura Higgins relationship is 'different now'

Pete Wicks has been heard opening up about his relationship with Maura Higgins in a new interview. The reality star and podcast host has opened up in a raw and emotional interview with Married at First Sight expert Paul C Brunson.

In the revealing conversation, Pete opens up about how his love of dogs has seen him through the darkest times, his struggles with self-worth, and the trauma he still carries from a child. He also admits to' never feeling enough' and reveals how this has affected his relationships through the years.

The recent Strictly Come Dancing star was also quizzed on his rumoured relationship with Maura, which neither have ever confirmed, during which Pete explained things between them have become more serious recently.

Pete told Paul on the latest episode of the We Need To Talk podcast: "We spend more time with each other than we did before." He went on: "Maura and I have known each other for a long time now, about six years. We have the same sense of humour, she's super intelligent and I think that is sometimes what people don't realise about Maura.

"She's incredibly witty and we have always been there for each other in the past six years at a distance where we have always kind of been friends and been there for each other and whatever else. And that I mean is different now. We spend more time with each other than we did before. I think she's an incredible person, she was incredibly supportive to me when I was in Strictly and as I did to her when she was in the jungle.

"She's a great person so my relationship with her is that I think she's a great person and I hope that she would think that I'm alright." Paul then quiized: "Are you great together?" to which Pete joked: "Oh I see where we are going