Zara McDermott sends cheeky signal after confirming Louis Tomlinson romance
They were spotted holding hands a few days ago.
Zara McDermott has given her new boyfriend Louis Tomlinson a show of support as he parties at Coachella.
Last month the Love Island star, 28, was spotted on a romantic getaway in Suffolk with the One Direction singer, 33.
The pair were seen together just three months after Zara’s split from Sam Thompson, 32, who is said to be ‘hurting’ seeing his ex of five years ‘move on so quickly’.
Last week Zara and Louis further fuelled rumours they were now an item after posting similar videos to Instagram.
The pair both shared posts just minutes apart from the Stereophonics concert at The Wiltern theatre in Los Angeles.
The next day she posted a photo out at brunch, with eagle-eyed fans noticing his wrist tattoo in the snap.
The former Love Island and Strictly Come Dancing star went public with the One Direction singer this week (Picture: Gareth Cattermole/ Getty Images) They were first spotted on a romantic getaway together last month (Picture: Chad Salvador/ Picture Group for Tubi/ Rex/ Shutterstock)Since then, Louis has headed to Coachella, where he’s been photographed enjoying the music festival with a group of friends.
Meanwhile Zara has stayed in LA and has shared snaps shopping.
However, after he shared a series of photos at the music festival, including one cheekily flipping the bird, fans have noticed Zara has liked the post.
Since the pair hard launched, there’s been reports that Zara has already been introduced to Louis’ family including his makeup artist sister Lottie Tomlinson and twins Daisy and Phoebe.
A friend told The Sun: ‘Zara has already met all the family, and they can tell that she has made Louis giddy.
‘It’s the first time in a long time that they have seen him happy. They think Zara is super wholesome and health-conscious, so they are happy he is with someone who shuns the party life.’
Zara liked a post Louis shared at Coachella (Picture: Louis Tomlinson/ Instagram) They ‘confirmed’ their romance last week after attending a Stereophonics gig together (Picture: Zara McDermott/ Instagram) He was then noticeable in another photo she shared on social media (Picture: Zara McDermott/ Instagram)Meanwhile, a source revealed that Zara’s ex, Made in Chelsea star Sam, is focusing on his career, but seeing her grow close to the former boyband member hasn’t been easy.
An insider told Metro: ‘Sam is hurting after seeing the photos of Zara and Louis on a date.
‘He’s been dealing with the heartbreak of his split from Zara – it’s only been a few months, and they were together for five years as well as living together.
‘Seeing her move on so quickly isn’t easy, but he’s focusing on himself and has a lot going on in his career going forward.’
However, in the coming months he’s set to come face to face with his ex-girlfriend’s new partner on live TV.
In June both will be competing at the Soccer Aid for Unicef match, where they’ll be playing on the same team.
After five years together, Zara and Sam reportedly called it quits in December.
After five years of dating, Zara split from Sam Thompson in December (Picture: David Fisher/ Shutterstock) Louis previously dated Eleanor Calder between 2011-2022 (Picture: Richard Young/ Rex)It came after he shared on social media that Zara was ‘stuck with me forever’ on December 14, but reports emerged that it was all over on New Year’s Day.
A source said that ‘after a tough year of working hard at their romance, they have split and will be focusing on their individual careers’ and that there had not been ‘any scandal or fallout’.
Louis’ most public previous relationship was with Eleanor Calder, who he dated on and off from 2011 to 2022.
During a split from Eleanor in 2015, he briefly dated Briana Jungwirth, who gave birth to their child, Freddie in 2016.
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