A source told the publication: ‘Bobby has been secretly dating Boadecia for ages. She’s been supporting him from behind the scenes but will be going to Blackpool this weekend to cheer him on.

‘She doesn’t particularly want to be in the public eye but Bobby means a lot to her and they are best friends over anything else.

‘She is so proud of him and can’t wait to watch her man this weekend.’

MailOnline has contacted Bobby and Boadecia’s representatives for comment.

EastEnders actor Bobby, known for his role as Freddie Slater, has left an array of sweet comments on Boadecia’s recent Instagram posts.

On a glamorous post she shared to the platform last month, Bobby commented: ‘She’s a lady,’ followed by a queen and a love heart emoji.

Boadecia replied to his comment, writing: ‘@bobbybrazier what a man what a man what a mighty good man.’

In February, he also commented a string of love heart eye emojis underneath a stunning mirror selfie of Boadecia.

On last week’s show, Bobby hinted that he had a new romance in his life as he told host Claudia Winkleman on Strictly about someone he ‘shares a bed with’.

He was waiting for results of his American Smooth with Dianne when Claudia, 51, asked him how he practises his moves.

He said: ‘I woke up one morning doing this [Bobby flung both arms into the air].

‘I woke myself up doing that. The week before, the person I shared a bed with, I turned and I said this is the…’

The star stopped when he realised he had given himself away, while Dianne, 34, and Claudia laughed at his discomfort.

Claudia then joked: ‘Who wants to pull on that string?’ With Bobby retorting, ‘Anyway!’ In a desperate attempt to move on.

Bobby has previously been linked to model Liberty Love, but the pair then split up after an on-off relationship.

In July 2022, the couple split up and unfollowed each other on Instagram, as well as deleting all traces of each other from their social medias.

They were then said to have briefly rekindled their romance before calling time on their romance once again.

A source said at the time: ‘[Liberty] and Bobby had been on and off but now it seems that it’s over for good.’