By
Lucy Buckland and J J Anisiobi
09:22 EST, 9 December 2012
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09:35 EST, 9 December 2012
Katie Price mixed business with pleasure after going on a marathon drinking session with Gavin Henson, following a photo-shoot with him.
The glamour model went all out on a date with the rugby ace and the pair were apparently knocking back the drinks for 10 hours.
Katie, 34, and Gavin, 30, were seen heading into Balans, in Soho, central London, at 1am holding hands and being very flirty with one another.
Party starters: Katie Price and Gavin Henson seen hand in hand going in to Balans restaurant and bar at 1am, where they drank for 10 hours
The pair are both well known for
their partying and they lived up to their reputations as they
emerged from the Soho restaurant and bar at 11am.
Katie was dressed smart-casual in a pair of True Religion jeans with a beige jumper and eye catching leopard print shoes.
Hunky Gavin was also laid back in a blue V-neck jumper which he wore with jeans and shoes.
Walk of shame: Katie and Gavin left Balans via the back door after having a marathon drinking session
Walk this way: Gavin and Katie were very comfortable in each others company and were flirting all night
One onlooker said the pair didn’t even bother to order any food but spent the time necking drinks and chatting.
A
source told The People newspaper: ‘They arrived at 1am and immediately
ordered a round of cocktails. It became Âapparent that there was a
budding romance happening.
‘They both looked like they fancied one another and were not attempting to make any secret of it in front of other diners.
‘Their date went on for hours. They were downing shots and getting very drunk indeed.’
Letting her hair down: Katie and Gavin ordered a lot of drinks including several cocktails
The tanning club: Gavin arrived looking as orange as ever as he prepared for his big date
Once
they decided to call it a day the couple attempted to sneak out the
back door of the restaurant where a worse for wear looking Katie was
seen struggling to walk in her heels.
An eye-witness told Heat magazine:
‘They didn’t eat anything, just had drinks. They came in with one of
his friends to start off with and he left about half way through,
leaving them on their own.’
It
is believed the pair met at Mahiki’s Coconut party, where lover of fake
tan Gavin had been taking part in a photo shoot with Katie.
Dressed to thrill: Katie wore a pair of True Religion jeans with her leopard print heels
A
pal said Katie, who recently split from Argentine Leandro Penna, had
always been a fan of rugby players because of their chunky thighs.
‘She does like a rugby boy or footballer player, she loves muscular thighs’, the friend admitted.
Gavin
starred in last year’s season of The Bachelor, picking Carrieann Barrow
as his girlfriend, although their ‘relationship’ didn’t last longer
than two months.
Katie’s ex
Leandro recently said his ex would rather Google herself than be
intimate and even went as far to brand his former wife-to-be crazy.
‘She’s on the prowl!’: Katie Price is said to have spent the early hours of Wednesday with Gavin Henson
Earlier on: Gavin grins with a blonde, hours later he is thought to have met up with ‘the Pricey’
On the prowl: According to pals Katie has her sights set on getting a new man… and quick
He added, in a glossy magazine
interview, ‘I would need a psychologist in the future if I stayed with
her. I just want to live a peaceful, normal life,’
The
young model, who met the 34-year-old at an Oscars party in LA in 2011,
seemed smitten at first, but quickly came to see Katie’s life as
‘strange.’
New friend Rylan
Clark told heat last month, ‘We’ll definitely go on the pull. Katie will
rise to the occasion now! We’ll be going out together in the clubs,
going out on the prowl.’
Gavin has two children with Voice Of An Angel singer Charlotte, who he separated from in 2010 after five years.
Happier times: Leandro met Katie in 2011 at a post-Oscar party in LA
Split: Gavin and Charlotte separated in 2010 after having two children together
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Katie Price and rugby player Gavin Henson hold hands during a 10 hour drinking session