The Only Way Is Essex stars Dan Edgar and Chloe Sims have confirmed they are officially dating.
The pair's Thailand fling took the nation aback as it was broadcast on TV screens last week when the series returned.
However, the unexpected couple have now confirmed it was more than just a bit of fun in the sun, with Chloe, 36, telling The Sun she and Dan, 28, are now actually an item.
“Me and Dan are just seeing how it goes," Chloe told the publication.
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"We have grown close over four years of friendship. We're just spending time together".
She went on to explain that their relationship isn't just something casual.
"The idea that it was a holiday fling in Thailand made it sound cheap! I am not a fling type of girl and I wouldn’t cry my eyes out about a fling. There s a lot of mutual respect there," she said.
Chloe added that they had agreed not to put too much pressure on the situation, as the most important thing for her and Dan was that they didn't damage their close friendship.
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However, she certainly didn't seem to be taking things slow in Sunady's episode, as she gushed to her sister Demi: "I just want to marry him... what if he turns out to be my husband and I've wasted this time all these years?"
The new romance comes despite learning that her cousin Joey Essex was not best pleased with her decision to date the Essex lothario.
Explaining the predicament to Diags, Chloe said: "Joey's not happy about it, he's going mad.
"I wouldn't risk things if I didn't think that it was something special."
Dan split with Amber Turner last year, and she subsequently left the ITVBe show.
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