Max George sends cute message to girlfriend Maisie Smith for her new job
She's appearing in the Strictly Come Dancing Musical
After relationship rumours had been surrounding Max George and Maisie Smith for weeks, fans were thrilled when the Hits Radio presenter officially confirmed his romance with the former EastEnders actress in early September.
The couple started dating earlier this year after meeting on Strictly Come Dancing in 2020. As Maisie is now taking part in Strictly Ballroom: The Musical, Max shared a sweet message of support on his Instagram Story.
Posting a photo of himself kissing her forehead with a big red heart emoji, The Wanted singer wrote: 'So proud of my girl. She's UNREAL in @strictlyballroomtouruk Love you baby'. (sic)
This isn't the first time Max has posted the EastEnders star on his socials, as she shared a photo of them kissing on her Instagram Story with a sweet message to mark Max's 34th birthday. He reposted the Story to his own page and thanked her.
This post, along with him adding her name to his Instagram bio was how Max officially confirmed his new relationship.
He has since posted her to his Instagram, with a mirror selfie of the two and the caption: 'Mineđź–¤'. To which she replied in the comments: 'My world đź–¤'.
Strictly Ballroom: The Musical is touring across the UK and Ireland from September 2022 through to 2023. As well as starring Maisie, Strictly professional dancer Kevin Clifton is also taking part, with judge Craig Revel Horwood directing.
According to the official website, the musical is about: 'Arrogant, rebellious young ballroom dancer, Scott Hastings (Kevin Clifton). When his radical and daring dance style sees him fall out of favour with Australian Federation, he must dance with beginner, Fran (Maisie Smith). Together they find the courage to defy tradition and discover that to win, your steps don’t need to be strictly ballroom!'. (sic)
Take a look through Max George's career:
Max George started out as a footballer
Max George played football for Preston North End, he was on the verge of signing a two-year deal when he decided to concentrate on music after suffering an injury.
The X Factor (2005)
Max first entered The X Factor as a solo singer in 2005, when he was just 16-years-old. He turned up in front of the panel of Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell with his right arm in a sling saying he'd tripped over a baby gate!
Singing Bill Withers' 'Lean On Me', Simon described him as a "Young Robbie Williams", and Sharon said: "I like you".
Getting three yeses he was sent through to the next round.
Avenue (2005)
Max George joined boy band Avenue in 2005. The four-piece band took part in the 2006 season of The X Factor, and made it through to the final 12 being mentored by Louis Walsh, before being disqualified. Louis found that the band had been put together for the competition and had already been signed to manager previously associated with the TV show.
As part of Avenue, Max released 'Last Goodbye' and 'Can You Feel It?', which was a free single.
Avenue split up in 2009.
The Wanted (2009)
After Avenue split up, Max then joined The Wanted along with Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes. The band had huge success with 'All Time Low' - their debut single that reached Number 1, and 'Glad You Came' and 'I Found You'.
In January 2014 the band announced they would be taking a hiatus.
Max George’s solo career (2018)
After The Wanted announced their hiatus, Max enjoyed success as a solo artist, releasing his debut solo hit 'Barcelona' in 2018, this was followed by 'Better On Me' in 2019.
Strictly Come Dancing (2020)
Max appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2020. He was partnered with Dianne Buswell, and despite being tipped to win the show, he was the third celeb to leave after a dance off against Maisie Smith.
Before taking part in the show, when asked about his dance ability he told the BBC: "I don't know, I'm going to go in the middle and say five out of 10, but I might be completely overshooting it with that! It might be like a two."
The Wanted reunite (2021)
In 2021, The Wanted revealed they would be reuniting for a greatest hits album and a charity performance to raise money in support of band member Tom Parker who was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2020.
The band also released new music, with 'Rule the World' as the lead single from their album 'Most Wanted: The Greatest Hits'. They also covered East 17's Christmas single 'Stay Another Day'.
The Wanted perform at Hits Live Birmingham (2021)
Also in 2021, The Wanted reunited on stage at Hits Live Birmingham where they got the crowd going with an incredible set.
Strictly Come Dancing tour (2022)
Max George and Katya Jones teamed up for the Strictly Come Dancing tour in January and February 2022.
Ahead of the tour, Max said: 'I'm buzzing to be invited to join the Strictly tour. I know how exciting it is to perform in front the huge arena audiences – it's incredible. And this time I get to dance with Katya (who's a fave of mine) – roll on January, it's gonna be sick!!!'
Max George joins Hits Radio (2021-2022)
In 2021, Max George joined us on Hits Radio, where he presented Friday Night Hits with Max George until the end of 2022. In the show, he played huge tunes from the likes of David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Becky Hill, and Joel Corry plus many more bangers.
Max was also joined by some huge names from the world of music, who dropped in to deliver their future hits for him to play on-air.
The Games (2022)
In May 2022, Max took part in ITV's revival of The Games, where he competed in Olympic style games alongside a range of celebrities including Olivia Attwood, Wes Nelson, Kevin Clifton and Lucrezia Millarini.
Max finished in 5th place on The Games, with a score of 23.
Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds Arena tour (2024)
In April 2024, the exciting news was announced that Max and his fiancée, Maisie Smith, were set to star in Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds Arena tour - The Spirit of Man - in 2025. The pair play married couple Parson Nathaniel and his wife Beth - with names such as Russel Watson, Jason Donovan and Blue's Duncan James having preciously played Max's upcoming role.
Jeff Wayne's musical version of The War of The Worlds will be heading on a 17-date UK and Ireland arena tour in 2025, with the year marking 130 years since the publication of HG Wells' dark science fiction novel. On the honorary role, Max said: "I'm absolutely buzzing to be a part of Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds. It's a show I've always been a fan of and was introduced to the music when I was five. My mum absolutely loves it. Playing the part of Parson Nathaniel is gonna be really special. I've got big shoes to fill with the likes of Phil Lynott and Jason Donovan playing the roles in the past, but I'm looking forward to making this role my own."
How can I listen to Max George on Hits Radio?
You can find him on Friday Night Hits with Max George every Friday night from 7pm on Hits Radio.
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