'Strictly' Mistry, Cacace strike up romance?

Strictly Come Dancing partners Jimi Mistry and Flavia Cacace have sparked rumours of a romance with a public display of intimacy.

The ballroom couple - who made a shock exit from the show two weeks ago - were spotted looking cosy together at the Drapers Fashion Awards on Wednesday, after reportedly asking organisers to sneak them in through a back entrance so that they weren't pictured arriving together.

According to The Mail On Sunday, the two were seen holding hands beneath a table during the event and Mistry was spotted discreetly stroking Cacace's leg.

However, a BBC source declined to comment on the pair's relationship status, saying: "We do not discuss contestants' personal lives."

Speculation over the closeness of the former pairing comes little over a week after Cacace ended her relationship with another ex-Strictly partner, Matt Di Angelo.

Mistry has been single since 2006 after splitting from his wife of five years.