EXCLUSIVE Olivia Dean dating drummer Eddie Burns as couple make their public debut at Wimbledon after singer was romantically linked to Harry Styles
The soul singer, 26, has been linked to the US musician, 27, since April, after she began liking several of his photos on Instagram.
They made their public debut as couple over the weekend, arriving for day 5 of Wimbledon on Friday hand-in-hand and cosying up for photos.
The couple also both performed onstage at BST in Hyde Park on Sunday, with Olivia and Clairo supporting headliner Sabrina Carpenter.
Eddie grew up in a musical family and went on to hone his technical skills at the Merit School of Music and The Jazz Institute of Chicago.
While touring with Clairo, he's performed in Asia, Europe, Australia and South America and supported Dua Lipa and Khalid, as well as played with Macy Gray, Omar Apollo and The O'my's.
Her new romance comes after Olivia was previously rumoured to be dating Harry Styles last year.
Speculation surrounding the pair began in August, after they were spotted grabbing a burger together at Five Guys in London - just two months after the One Direction star, 31, split from Taylor Russell.
A fan snapped several photos of Harry ordering a meal at the counter with Olivia stood beside him watching on, sending the rumour mill swirling
At the time, The Sun claimed the pair were getting to know each other privately, with an insider telling the publication: 'Harry and Olivia have known each other for a while.
'They have loads in common with their music taste and are enjoying getting to know each other out of the spotlight.
'Harry loves nothing more than cycling and trying out new food spots in the capital and Olivia is a London girl so knows all the best places.'
A month later and the two were seen together again, watching Sam Smith perform at the Kalorama music festival in Madrid, with Harry also spotted by an eagle-eyed fan leaving Olivia's set at the festival.
The sightings got people talking, with social media soon rife with theories about whether the pair were dating.
Fans excitedly tweeted: 'Harry Styles and Olivia Dean are dating???'; 'I've loved Olivia Dean for two years now and I just saw a picture of her and Harry Styles.'
'Let me tell you right now, if these Harry Styles and Olivia Dean rumours are true I will be a v v happy girl';'I beg Harry Styles to ask Olivia Dean to be his opener for his next tour'.
However, despite the fan theories, a source told MailOnline last year that Harry and Olivia are just good friends.
But, rumours surrounding the pair were reignited last month, after Harry was spotted passionately kissing a mystery woman in the VIP area of Glastonbury.
Several fans suggested at first that it was Olivia who was locking lips with the Watermelon Sugar hitmaker.
However, the woman was later revealed to be north London producer Ella Kenny, 28, who has produced music videos for artists such as Nia Archives, Rachel Chinouriri, and Slow Thai, as well as Anne-Marie and Aitch's huge hit PSYCHO.
Olivia is a popular neo soul singer, who was nominated for three BRIT Awards last year, for Best Pop Act, British Artist Of The Year and Best New Artist.
She was accepted into the famous BRIT school at the age of 15 to study theatre, but switched to songwriting - teaching herself to play the guitar and piano.
She began writing songs aged 16, and just a year later she was hired by Rudimental to be a backing singer, playing with the band at Sziget Festival and featuring on their single Adrenaline.
Branching out to make her own music, Olivia released her debut EP, OK Love You Bye, in 2019, which led to her scoring a record deal with EMI.
In 2021 she was named breakthrough artist of the year by Amazon Music and she released her debut album, Messy, in 2023.
Messy was critically praised and shortlisted for prestigious The Mercury Prize, causing Olivia's stardom to rise, with her second album, The Art of Loving, set to be released September 26.
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