Addison Rae sparks dating rumors with singer Sombr during night out after starring in singer's music video
On Sunday, the Headphones On singer, 24, was spotted with the 20-year-old musician after grabbing dinner together in Los Angeles.
After stepping out of the restaurant, the pair appeared to be deep in conversation as they walked and talked.
They looked smitten with each other as they shared a laugh and gave each other a big hug in front of their ride.
This comes after the TikTok star — who joined Lana Del Rey in London earlier this month to perform her hit single Diet Pepsi at the crooner's sold-out Wembley show — made a sultry appearance in Sombr's 12 to 12 music video.
Rae was last romantically linked to record producer Omer Fedi for over three years up until as recently as January.
For their night out on the town, Rae showed off her toned legs in a pale blue, baby doll dress with ruffled, cap sleeves.
She paired the mini dress with black, patent leather mules with a tall, stiletto heel. To match, she carried a black, leather shoulder bag with rhinestone details.
She left her blonde hair down in messy beach waves and appeared to be sporting little to no makeup to showcase her natural beauty.
Meanwhile, Sombr, born Shane Michael Boose, put on a casual display in a raglan shirt with green sleeves and baggy jeans.
Their outing comes just days after Sombr released his retro-inspired music video for his single, 12 to 12, which stars Rae as his love interest.
In the video, the pair dance sensually on the dance floor and nearly kiss at the very end.
Rae was last romantically linked to music producer Omer Fedi after they were spotted together in June 2021.
In the years following, she had posted a number of photos with her boyfriend on social media but has not made any recent public appearances together.
However, in January, Rae told Rolling Stone in an interview that she was still in a relationship with the musician at the time.
After dinner, they enjoyed a late night stroll together
They looked smitten with each other as they shared a laugh and gave each other a big hug in front of their ride. For their night out on the town, Addison showed off her toned legs in a pale blue, baby doll dress with ruffled, cap sleeves
In recent months, ever since she released her debut studio album Addison in June and as she prepares to embark on a sold-out tour in support of her record, she has not made any more appearances with Fedi.
In mid-June, she announced her world tour, which will see her performing across Europe, North America and Australia, as she unveiled the dates for her debut concert tour.
The Addison Tour is set to kick off in Dublin, Ireland on August 26 with stops scheduled in cities across Europe, such as Manchester, London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin and Cologne.
She will wrap up her concert tour in Sydney, Australia later this year in November.
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