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'I love you': Celebrity Big Brother's Stephanie Davis and Jeremy McConnell share a cheeky cuddle in bed as their friendship hots up

Despite having a boyfriend outside the Celebrity Big Brother house, Stephanie Davis has raised quite a few eyebrows thanks to her close relationship with Jeremy McConnell.

On Sunday’s episode, viewers saw the former Hollyoaks actress get extremely cosy with the Irish hunk as the pair said their goodnights following the day’s task.

Lying on top of each other on Steph’s bed, the pair could be heard saying ‘love you’ as they cuddled one another.

Getting close: On Sunday’s episode, viewers saw Stephanie Davis and Jeremy McConnell get extremely cosy

‘You say “love you”,’ the MTV heartthrob said, before coyly adding, ‘I love you too.’

Before he went to his own bed, Jeremy was trying to teach the brunette stunner a joke about rockers U2.

Their intimate embrace comes shortly after David Guest poked fun at their friendship.

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Just friends? Lying on top of each other on Steph’s bed, the pair could be heard saying ‘love you’ as they cuddled one another

Close bond: Before he went to his own bed, Jeremy was trying to teach the brunette stunner a joke about rockers U2

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The soap star - who is in a relationship with model Sam Reece - kicked off after the American producer made a joke about her boyfriend as she laid in bed receiving a tickle from Jeremy, 25.

Vexed by David's comments, the soap star rose from the bed and attempted to stomp out of the bedroom but not before the 62-year-old reassured her that he was only playing around. 

‘It's not funny though, it's hard enough being in here without him anyway,' she affirmed, before David apologised and hugged her. 

Cheeky: The former Hollyoaks actress kicked off after the American producer made a joke about her boyfriend as she laid in bed receiving a tickle from Jeremy, 25 on Saturday night

Hurt: 'We're not even doing anything wrong... I'm missing him and if he's [David] saying that I don't want it to come across like that,' she told Jeremy after David's remarks

But it seemed Stephanie wasn't over David's words as she later cried in the toilet, where she was comforted by Jeremy. 

'We're not even doing anything wrong... I'm missing him and if he's [David] saying that I don't want it to come across like that,' she told him. 

'I would hate to get out and him not be there and not just that I would never want to mug him off,' the brunette beauty continued.

Just friends? David's remarks come after the couple also shared a cuddle in bed earlier in that morning, with Jeremy telling his 22-year-old pal, 'I love giving a little cuddle in the morning, like'