Ex S Club 7 singer Jo O’Meara and hollyoaks hunk Chris Fountain are more than singing partners on the new series of BBC1s ‘Just The Two Of Us’ rumours have it that they are conducting a secret romance in real life!

At a rehearsal on Saturday they were said to be “all over each other� despite the age gap of 8 years (Jo is 26 and Chris is just 18)

A show insider told TV Biz: “They have certainly been getting close. While filming in Liverpool they had a romantic night out. During the pilot show they held hands and looked very happy. It really is a case of Lust The Two Of Us.�

The source added: “There’s nothing to stop them being together — they are both single. Everyone on set thinks it’s very cute.�

Jo was hired for the show to give Chris singing lesssons, seems like he got more than he bargained for! I dare say the chemistry between them will earn them afew more votes anyway!

Just The Two Of Us is the BBCs new show which pairs professional singers with familiar celebrities for a series of duets.

Singers include

*Beverley Knight
*Soul star Alexander O’Neal
*ABC singer Martin Fry
*Disco diva Jocelyn Brown,
*Jazz singer Curtis Stigers,
*Ex-S Club’s Jo O’Meara,
*Ex-Atomic Kitten Natasha Hamilton,
*Russell Watson

Celebrities Include

*Hollyoaks hunk Chris Fountain,
*Ex-Cutting It actress Sian Reeves,
*Actor Mark Moraghan
*Presenter Matt Allwright.
*GMTV Newsreader Penny Smith
*BBC Newsreader Fiona Bruce.
*Gaby Roslin, who recently starred in Chicago.
*Presenter Nicky Campbell

The show will be presented by Tess Daly and Vernon Kay