Maisie Smith held hands with boyfriend Max George as they stepped out in Blackpool on Tuesday after they hit back “concerned” about their 13-year age gap.
The former EastEnders actress, 21, looked lovelier than ever as she coordinated with her beau, 34, in matching black quilted North Face vests.
The Strictly Come Dancing star wore an oversized gray hoodie underneath and kept warm in black tracksuit bottoms.
Loved-up: Maisie Smith held hands with her boyfriend Max George as they stepped out in Blackpool on Tuesday after he responded to their ‘concern’ over their 13-year age gap
The soap star smoothed her long auburn tresses into a bun as she moved around the resort.
Maisie completed her look with a comfortable pair of brightly colored sneakers.
Max rocked a dark sweatshirt with black pants and a pair of crisp white sneakers.
The Wanted singer kept warm in a neon orange winter hat as the couple chatted ahead of Maisie’s Strictly Ballroom tour in Blackpool.
Happy couple: The former EastEnders actress, 21, looked more loved up than ever as she coordinated with her beau, 34, in matching black quilted North Face vests
Beauty off duty: The Strictly Come Dancing star wore an oversized gray hoodie underneath and kept warm in a pair of black tracksuit bottoms
It comes after the couple replied “concerned” about their 13-year age gap during their first joint interview as a couple.
The former soap opera actress would have been just nine years old when The Wanted singer shot to fame and released her debut single in 2010.
Max and Maisie have addressed their controversial age gap, with the musician insisting that “it never crosses my mind” and that he “admires” Maisie, despite being his youngest.
The couple made their relationship official in August and moved in together just weeks after meeting while on the Strictly Come Dancing live tour.
Laid back: The soap star smoothed her long auburn tresses into a bun as she moved around the resort town
Staying warm: Max rocked a dark sweatshirt with black pants and a crisp pair of white trainers
Outside: The Wanted star kept warm in a neon orange winter hat as the pair chatted
Maisie addressed the backlash in this week’s issue of Hello! magazine, telling fans that she “never” noticed the age difference due to the couple being like-minded.
She said: “People ask me, ‘Do you notice that? and I never have. We share so many of the same ideas. I have friends in their thirties and forties. You connect with who you connect with.
Max added: “It never crosses my mind. Maisie has done so much already that I’m in awe – I look up to her.
Maisie described her romance with the boyband idol as “every girl’s dream”.
Happier than ever: This comes after the couple hit back at ‘concern’ over their 13-year age gap during their first joint interview as a couple
She added: “When I get off a train, Max will be standing on the platform with a bouquet of flowers and I feel like I’m in a movie.” It’s every girl’s dream and I found it at Max.
The couple also opened up about their journey from friendship to romance, with sparks starting to fly when the cast and crew of Strictly went on a group vacation to Portugal this summer.
Max said: “Towards the end of the holidays, I could feel that I was looking at her differently. I thought, “What’s going on here?” I was nervous enough to see if it was mutual.
Go hard: . Max and Maisie have addressed their controversial age gap, with the musician insisting ‘it never crosses my mind’ and that he ‘admires’ Maisie, despite being his youngest
He described their first kiss as ‘mental’, while Maisie compared the passion to ‘fireworks’.
It comes after Maisie recently revealed her beau Max was her “childhood crush” after he shot to fame on The Wanted alongside Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Nathan Sykes and Tom Parker.
Taking part in a TikTok trend, Maisie was seen jumping into Max’s arms as she packed the PDA with the singer.
Text flashed across the screen asking, “You’re in a room with your boyfriend, your celebrity crush, and your childhood crush…Who are you running to?”
Loved-up: The couple made their relationship official in August and moved in together just weeks after meeting on the Strictly Come Dancing live tour
Maisie was then seen running across the room before jumping on Max and straddling him while showering him with kisses.
Earlier this month, Max showed his love for Maisie by debuting a new tattoo of his girlfriend’s face on his arm.
He teased the new inking on social media, which sees Maisie’s face interspersed with that of a lion.
The tattoo is a replica of a photo of Maisie while she was on Strictly Come Dancing.
This isn’t the first time Max has had a partner tattooed; he previously had an inking of ex-girlfriend Stacey Giggs tattooed on his wrist.
Later, he covered it with a rose and a lion after they broke up.
Inking: Earlier this month, Max showed his love for Maisie by debuting a new tattoo of his girlfriend’s face on his arm
Max split from ex-wife Ryan Giggs in August, before accusing him of cheating on her with his Strictly co-star.
He followed reports that Stacey was furious that her former partner Max and co-star Strictly are publicly dating, just days after their split.
The report claimed that Max and Stacey’s first split in March this year was due to Stacey being suspicious of her boyfriend’s close relationship with Maisie, with whom he had spent the previous two months on the Strictly tour.
It was on July 28 that Max went on vacation to Portugal to find Maisie and mutual friends. According to Stacey, he continued to deny he was with his Strictly co-star, telling her in phone calls that he was in Spain.
Stacey and Max first met in 2018, with Max previously calling Stacey “the one”, after meeting in 2011 at V festival.
The Wanted singer was dating actress Michelle Keegan at the time, while Stacey was still married to Manchester United player Ryan.
Age gap romance: The former soap actress would have been just nine when The Wanted singer shot to fame and released her debut single in 2010
