Puckering up! Georgia May Foote shares playful smooch with best friend in gushing birthday tribute Instagram

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She split from her Strictly beau Giovanni Pernice in August. 

But newly single Georgia May Foote was quick to pucker up to her best gal pal as she wished her a happy birthday in a thigh skimming ensemble on her Instagram account.

Taking to the picture sharing platform on Saturday, the 25-year-old shared the sweet pic with her pal Amy Davies as the pair enjoyed a night out together.  

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Puckering up! Newly single Georgia May Foote was quick to pucker up to her gal pal as she wished her a happy birthday in a thigh skimming ensemble on her Instagram account

She captioned the snap: 'And happy birthday to my bestest friend in the whole world.

'I may not speak or see you everyday. But nobody will come close to having a place in my heart the way you do. I love you Dave. Have an incredible day @amyrdavies.'=

The former Corrie star - who has recently taken over the role of Holly Golightly in the stage production of Breakfast At Tiffany's -  sizzled in a white mini dress that highlighted her perky derriere. 

Equipped with a daring low cut back with criss cross detail, Georgia teased her brunette locks over one shoulder as she held her bestie's face to plant a kiss on her lips.   

Moving on: The gushing snap comes after she confirmed her split with former beau Giovanni Pernice via her Twitter account in August

The gushing snap comes after she confirmed her split with former beau Giovanni Pernice via her Twitter account in August, with the duo insisting that there was no third party involved in their separation.

Georgia wrote: 'It is with great sadness we have decided to split up. There is nobody else involved.

'Although it was not an easy decision to make, sometimes you realise that it is better to be friends and this is one of those times. 

Former flame: The duo insisted that there was no third party involved in their separation

'We both have very busy work schedules for the rest of the year so we are both going to focus on our upcoming work projects and we wish each other well for the future.' 

Giovanni retweeted the message on his own account.

In a second post, she wrote: 'Nothing i ever said about my feelings to Gio were fake before people start. I still love him very very much. But things change. 

Strictly: Georgia and Giovanni first met on Strictly when they were partner up together

'Please be respectful to me at this time by not saying awful things. This is a hard time for me.'

Georgia was originally dating her Corrie co-star Sean Ward, who plays villain Callum Logan, until December 2015.

The couple had been together for around five months when they were forced to laugh off claims that her relationship with dance professional Giovanni was growing stronger, especially when they shared a kiss on one live show. 

Old flame: Georgia was originally dating her Corrie co-star Sean Ward, who plays villain Callum Logan, until December 2015

Georgia and Giovanni finished as runners-up on the dance competition, losing out to The Wanted's Jay McGuinness. 

Theirs became just one the show's now famous partner romances, and her relationship with Sean falling foul of 'the Strictly curse' as it fell apart shortly after the final.

Hinting that she was concerned about Giovanni getting close to another woman on the dance floor, Georgia revealed earlier this month that she was likely to get jealous when he was teamed-up with a new dance partner in 2016.

Strictly curse: Theirs became just one the show's now famous partner romances, and her relationship with Sean falling foul of 'the Strictly curse' as it fell apart shortly after the final

Speaking to OK!, she said: 'Of course I'll get jealous. Whoever Giovanni gets is a very lucky girl. He's a great teacher. 

 '[But]I'm excited for whoever he gets and, yeah, he's a great teacher, so I'm happy for him. I think it's fine.' 

'But at the same time, I don't envy them. It's such hard work.'

Nowadays: Since the split Giovanni has been paired up with Laura Whitmore on this season of Strictly