The romance we didn't see coming! Beauty and the Geek winner Kiera Johnstone sparks rumours with co-star Jackson Palmer as they share cosy behind-the-scenes photos together... with some VERY saucy captions

They both failed to find romance with their respective partners on the 2021 season of Beauty and the Geek.

But Kiera Johnstone and Jackson Palmer have sparked rumours they might be embarking on a love story of their own, after sharing a string of cosy images together - with some eyebrow-raising captions.

On Sunday, Jackson, 19, posted a photo of the pair titled: 'Bae and I', which featured Kiera sticking her tongue out next to his face as he gazed at the camera.

'Bae and I': Jackson Palmer (right) and Kiera Johnstone (left) sparked romance rumours this week, after sharing a string of very cosy photos together on Instagram

'Bae and I': Jackson Palmer (right) and Kiera Johnstone (left) sparked romance rumours this week, after sharing a string of very cosy photos together on Instagram 

He bizarrely wrote on top of the photo one single word: 'Horny'.

Kiera, 23, reposted the photo to her own story and captioned it: 'There's gonna be a lot of upset girls.'

During an anonymous Q&A, Kiera was asked if she liked 'Jacksauce' and put 'Jacksauce on her food' - seemingly referring to a private joke between the pair.

'Jacksauce is the best sauce,' she wrote alongside another image cuddled up to Jackson.

Cute: During an anonymous Q&A, Kiera was asked if she liked 'Jacksauce' and put 'Jacksauce on her food' - seemingly referring to a private joke between the pair

Cute: During an anonymous Q&A, Kiera was asked if she liked 'Jacksauce' and put 'Jacksauce on her food' - seemingly referring to a private joke between the pair

The plot thickens: Kiera reposted the photo to her own story, and captioned it: 'There's gonna be a lot of upset girls'

The plot thickens: Kiera reposted the photo to her own story, and captioned it: 'There's gonna be a lot of upset girls'

Worthy winner: Kiera won Beauty and the Geek last week, taking home half of the $100,000 cash prize in the process

Worthy winner: Kiera won Beauty and the Geek last week, taking home half of the $100,000 cash prize in the process 

'I see no lie,' Jackson responded.

Daily Mail Australia have contacted Kiera, Jackson and Channel Nine for further comment.

While Kiera won the show and the $100,000 cash prize with her partner Lachlan Mansell, Jackson hit headlines for other reasons after photos emerged of him looking more like a runway model than a self-proclaimed 'awkward' nerd.

His show partner Jessica Antoniou shared one of his smouldering photos to her own TikTok account, igniting rumours he was a 'secret hottie' all along.

Exposed: Jackson's show partner Jessica Antoniou shared an image of Jackson looking like a runway model to her TikTok account, igniting rumours he was a 'secret hottie' all along. Pictured: The duo on Beauty on the Geek

Exposed: Jackson's show partner Jessica Antoniou shared an image of Jackson looking like a runway model to her TikTok account, igniting rumours he was a 'secret hottie' all along. Pictured: The duo on Beauty on the Geek 

Transformation: 'I had the hot geek?' Jessica captioned a video on TikTok comparing Jackson on the Channel Nine show to his sultry modelling photos
Change: In the footage, Jessica looked over at a photo of Jackson on BATG wearing his trademark goofy hat, glasses and a colourful T-shirt. Seconds later, the clip cut to a black-and-white image of Jackson gazing seductively at the camera, looking worlds away from his geeky on-screen persona

Transformation: 'I had the hot geek?' Jessica captioned a video on TikTok comparing Jackson on the Channel Nine show (left) to his sultry modelling photos (right)

'I had the hot geek?' Jessica captioned the video, comparing Jackson on the Channel Nine show to his modelling photos.

In the footage, Jessica looked over at a photo of Jackson on BATG wearing his trademark goofy hat, glasses and a colourful T-shirt.

But seconds later, the clip cut to a black-and-white image of Jackson gazing seductively at the camera, looking worlds away from his geeky on-screen persona.

Jackson, who has apparently 'never kissed a girl', appears to have toned down his 'geeky' style since filming BATG and now opts for a more demure vibe.

He shared a photo on Instagram earlier last week of himself posing by the ocean in a white T-shirt and denim jacket while sporting the same seductive gaze as before.

Unrecognisable: Jackson shared this photo on Instagram last week of himself posing by the ocean in a white T-shirt, denim jacket - and sporting the same smouldering gaze as before

Unrecognisable: Jackson shared this photo on Instagram last week of himself posing by the ocean in a white T-shirt, denim jacket - and sporting the same smouldering gaze as before

Beauty and the Geek: Kiera Johnstone and Jackson Palmer spark romance rumours

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