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William Mata

Louis Tomlinson's dating timeline: ex-One Direction star's romance with Zara McDermott 'confirmed'

Zara McDermott has been spotted in public for the first time with Louis Tomlinson after their surprising romance was confirmed.

The Daily Mail has published a photo of the Love Island star, 28, and the singer, 33, together — several weeks after rumours first surfaced of a romance following her split from Sam Thompson last Christmas.

The photo showed the pair holding hands as they headed to a lunch date at Soho Beach House in Malibu on Tuesday. Previous rumours of their romance were largely based on hearsay and a possible sighting at a Suffolk restaurant in March.

Earlier this week, McDermott’s fans were convinced a subtle photo she shared hinted at a blossoming romance.

Tomlinson’s tattooed wrist could be seen in the top left-hand corner of McDermott’s brunch photo (Instagram/Zara McDermott)

The Instagram photo showed only a dining table, but a distinctive tattoo on Tomlinson’s wrist gave the game away.

Both had attended the same Stereophonics concert in Los Angeles last Wednesday, sharing Instagram stories of the gig.

Since rising to fame with One Direction in 2011, Tomlinson has been linked to several women.

Here’s a look at his dating timeline.

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Louis Tomlinson performs on tour (LOUIS TOMLINSON)

Louis Tomlinson's relationship history

Some 1D fans are reportedly obsessed with the idea that Tomlinson has a longstanding romantic involvement with former bandmate Harry Styles.

While this is untrue, or so they claim, we can confirm that Tomlinson has been romantically linked to the following:

Eleanor Calder: 2011-15; 2017-22

Tomlinson’s longest and most significant relationship came in two parts with Eleanor Calder, a Manchester-born model and former politics student whom he met through Harry Styles.

Eleanor Calder is Tomlinson’s longest-term girlfriend (Dave Benett / Getty)

The pair initially dated from 2011 but People reported they split in 2015 due to the challenges of maintaining a relationship while Tomlinson was on tour.

Calder, who had 3.3 million followers on Instagram at the time of writing, reportedly reunited with Tomlinson. However, the Sun reported they broke up again due to their busy schedules.

Briana Jungwirth: 2015

After his split with Calder, Tomlinson had a brief relationship with US stylist Briana Jungwirth, which resulted in the pair having a child together.

Briana Jungwirth with the couple’s daughter (Instagram/ Briana Jungwirth)

The BBC reported that they were “really good friends”, suggesting their romance was short-lived.

Danielle Campbell: 2015-16

Following his split with Calder, Tomlinson dated American actress Danielle Campbell for a year.

They reportedly broke up shortly after his mother passed away in 2016, according to the Sun.

Zara McDermott: 2025

Next girl: Zara McDermott (PA Wire)

It can now be confirmed that Love Island star McDermott and Tomlinson are an item after the pair were seen together on dates in April.

Rumours had begun in March with the possible sighting of the two together in a Suffolk restaurant.

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