AJ Pritchard shuts down Caroline Flack romance rumours after pair were spotted looking 'cosy'

AJ Pritchard has shut down Caroline Flack romance rumours as he downplayed snaps of them allegedly canoodling at the National Television Awards.

The Strictly Come Dancing professional, 24, was spotted backstage at London’s O2 Arena last month with Flack draped over him as they partied into the early hours .

But Pritchard was quick to shut down any rumours about his dalliances with the Love Island presenter, who is rumoured to now be dating her personal trainer , during an interview on Tuesday morning.

“From my recollection we were just talking at the bar. I think we were just talking at the bar!” the dancer told This Morning.

When pressed by Eamonn Holmes on his closeness to Flack, Pritchard joked that he “just had to listen”.

Flack, 39, and Pritchard were spotted at an after party last month, with a source telling The Sun that they were the “talk of the party”.

“AJ was blatantly touching her bum throughout the night and Caroline cuddled up to him as they walked through the bar,” they said.

"They had plenty of chemistry and were acting like a proper couple.”

The pair allegedly partied at the glitzy bash into the small hours before heading to the taxi rank together.

Flack has since been linked to her fitness trainer Bradley Simmonds, 24, who she began training with a couple of months ago.

Sources claim that the pair “tried to keep it professional but were head over heels”, adding that friends are “happy” for the star after the turbulence of her doomed relationship with Andrew Brady.

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