Strictly Come Dancing 2017: Charlotte Hawkins and Brendan Cole fuel CURSE rumours
STRICTLY COME DANCING professional Brendan Cole has fuelled rumours that the "Strictly Curse" could hit him and Charlotte Hawkins.
Piers Morgan discusses the 'Strictly curse' with GMB's Charlotte
The 41-year-old New Zealand-born dancer added to talk of things hotting up between him and the Good Morning Britain bombshell, 42, with a cheeky tweet earlier today.
Referring to Piers Morgan's discussion of the pair getting up close and personal in training, Brendan tweeted the controversial broadcaster saying: "She loves looking into my eyes!"
The presenter then retweeted the flirtatious statement, saying: "Whoa cc @CharlotteHawkns [love emojis]."
Piers read out excerpts from his co-host's recent interview with the Daily Mail's Weekend Magazine on the ITV show this morning, in which Charlotte admitted that she found the sexy dances with Brendan "mortifying".
"In here are some very intriguing details of your burgeoning relationship with your partner, Brendan Cole," he quipped. "You have to look 'deep into your partner's eyes', you sigh. 'It's the weirdest thing.'
"'My default is to start giggling, it's like being at the school dance,'" he read, causing Charlotte to blush as she looked down at the desk in embarrassment.
"He's coming in tomorrow, don't embarrass me," she begged, as GMB favourite Susanna Reid 46, giggled apologetically at her presenting partner's teasing.
"It looks like things are progressing rather nicely there for the old 'Curse'," Piers joked.
Charlotte looks to have been struggling with getting intimate with her Strictly Come Dancing partner, recently sharing a video of herself dancing with Brendan wearing a box on his head.
She confessed that she found it easier to concentrate when she didn't have to look the Strictly veteran in the eyes as they practiced their Foxtrot ahead of Saturday's first live show.
Strictly Come Dancing returns Saturday at 6.25pm on BBC One.