There's nothing like a blossoming romance in celeb word to get everyone talking. This week, adorable new pictures of Zara McDermott and Louis Tomlinson emerged, hinting the pair are well and truly loved up.
In the pictures, Zara and Louis can be seen holding hands while out on a stroll in Malibu, on their way on get lunch at Soho Beach House. The pictures come just four months after Zara and ex Sam Thompson announced their split back in January, after five years together.
This isn't the first time the smitten pair have been pictured together. Zara and Louis were first spotted together back in March at The Suffolk in Aldeburgh. Eagle-eyed fans then noticed that the pair had begun following each other on Instagram, and Louis liked a post on Zara's Instagram of her BRITs look. They then inadvertently revealed they travelled to the US together when both Louis and Zara shared on their social media that they were watching Stereophonics at The Wiltern theatre in LA.
A source told The Sun: 'Louis and Zara are totally hooked on each other. They have kept everything very low key so far but their relationship is getting more serious. Zara has been busy filming a new documentary for the BBC but she scheduled in a break to get away with her family, then spend some time with Louis. She is really happy and has found someone very special in Louis. They share a lot of the same values and they both have a wicked sense of humour.'
Meanwhile, Sam seems to be focusing on his own endeavours. He took to Instagram to tease a Guinness World Record Challenge that he could be undergoing, with a picture of him with the Guinness World Record judge. He captioned his post: 'We're back baby! [laughing face emoji] @joannebrentofficial @guinnessworldrecords'
Sam is also reportedly moving on after the split, with a source telling OK! that he is easing himself back into dating. 'Sam has been making jokes about his life since the break up, and that's not really something you'd be doing if you were experiencing total heartbreak. Of course they were sad, but they sort of accepted it a long time ago,' they said. 'He has been going out and having fun again, he's not dating anyone but he's been on dates.'
In January, he addressed the split on his podcast Staying Relevant with Pete Wicks. 'It was tough. It’s been a tough month. A real tough month,' he said.
A source at the time of their split told MailOnline: 'Sam and Zara have ended their relationship. It's been an incredibly difficult decision for them to part ways, they still care and have a lot of love for each other. But after a tough year of working hard at their romance, they have split and will be focusing on their individual careers going forward into 2025.'