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Lucy Domachowski

Love Island's Chris Hughes quashes rumour he's split from golf star Annabel Dimmock

Former Love Island star Chris Hughes has delighted his fans after he finally quashed rumours that he and Annabel Dimmock had split.

The reality TV star, 29, has been dating the professional golfer for around 10 months.

The couple posed for a sweet snap in Windsor on Sunday as they stood on a picturesque bridge with their arms around each other.

The sports commentator gushed over his new beau on his social media, overjoying fans who hailed them the ‘perfect couple’.

“Sundays with you,” Chris wrote alongside the photo series which also included a snap of their lunch and Annabel eating an ice cream while watching the swans.

Chris Hughes and Annabel Dimmock posed for a sweet snap in Windsor on Sunday (@chrishughesofficial/Instagram)

Fans of the couple rushed to the comments section to express their relief that the pair are still courting following months of speculation.

“I think a lot of people will be happy to see this pic,” on relieved follower commented.

“Thank god for this pic! I thought you were over. Happy days!” another gushed.

Kept every1 guessing,” one wrote with a sweating face emoji, while another said: “that’s a relief lol.”

A fifth wrote: “And there you both are. People have been waiting for this haha.”

Eagle-eyed followers began speculating the couple had parted ways after they failed to appear in each other’s posts for months.

The pair began dating last summer and reportedly already live together.

The pair had gone from posting loved up snaps together every few days to radio silence for months – leading fans to assume their relationship was over (Instagram/ @annabeldimmock)
Eagle-eyed followers began speculating the couple had parted ways after they failed to appear in each other’s posts for months (Getty Images)

But after the pair spent a loved-up holiday in the Maldives in December, Annabel stopped featuring Chris in her snaps, with the last picture of him posted on December 22 despite the pair enjoying a trip to the UAE.

Chris last featured Annabel in a post on International Women’s Day on March 8.

The pair had gone from posting loved up snaps together every few days to radio silence for months – leading fans to assume their relationship was over.

Although followers voiced their concerns for their relationship under each new post for months, the couple remained tight-lipped.

Annabel is a professional golfer (Getty Images)

Chris put an end to the split speculation with the loved-up snap.

Chris shot to fame on Love Island in 2017.

He and his then-girlfriend Olivia Attwood came third in the competition but split seven months after the show ended.

He is then began dating former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson.

They broke up after 18 months together, with the first coronavirus lockdown taking the blame for keeping them apart.

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