Josie Gibson has insisted there is "no romance in the air" after rumours were sparked that she might be dating Stephen Mulhern.
Josie Gibson is not dating Stephen Mulhern despite holding hands
The TV stars were seen holding hands outside the ITV Studios in London last week, where they filmed the final episode of 'Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'.
However, Josie - who is a single mother to five-year-old son Reggie-James - has denied the reports and insisted she and the 47-year-old presenter are just "really good friends".
Breaking her silence, she told OK! Magazine: "Stephen? Oh, he’s so lovely. We are really good friends, I really adore him, but there’s no romance in the air.
"But he’s so nice. Every bloke that I come in contact with, the press seems to think that I’m having it off with them. People must think I’m a right goer. I’m not like that."
The 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' star went on to explain that she would only ever embark on a new romance or kiss someone if she was deeply in love.
She said: "To be with somebody or to even kiss somebody, I’ve really got to love them. I’ve really got to really be into them.
"I can’t give my energy over when I’m not completely into it. You know when you get that magic connection?
"For me it only comes around like once every seven years or eight years. I love the love because those are very, very special [moments] when you find them."
Despite being a single mum, the 39-year-old star never feels lonely.
She added: "To be honest, since I’ve had him, I don’t suffer from that loneliness.
"I don’t really ever get lonely and that’s probably why it’s stopped me from finding somebody or dating anyone.
"He’s just filled a gap, like he’s filled a hole – something that I’ve always wanted."
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