The Covid pandemic has been a nightmare for so many people on a whole multitude of levels, including singles whose dating lives have been forced to grind to a halt.
Spare a thought for Strictly Come Dancing stars HRVY and Maisie Smith, who, after months of reportedly being kept apart by producers are said to have given into their urges and had their first kiss just before Christmas.
But the New Year brought nothing but another lockdown, with households once again forbidden from mixing, putting the kibosh on love's young dream.
A pining HRVY - who turns 22 today - has been sharing his thoughts on Twitter this week, wistfully writing: "Just wanna fall in love like in the movies." And on January 13, he revealed he was working on an album
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