"The X Factor" U.S. judge Demi Lovato, 20, has now admitted what many people predicted would happen: She is dating One Direction's Niall Horan, 19.
Lovato commented to the Daily Mirror about her relationship with Horan: "He has a lot of great qualities. He is an amazing listener and makes me laugh a lot, two of the main qualities I look for. He knows I have a little crush on him, and we enjoy having dinner when we get the chance. We speak and message all the time.
“I don’t want a relationship over Skype; we are both in a place where we feel zero pressure to rush. We share the philosophy that the right one is worth waiting for. It has been a crazy year for One Direction and I have been concentrating on The X Factor and also my well-being.”
Horan lives in London, while Lovato is based in the Los Angeles area.
An insider told the Daily Mirror: “Demi’s told the guys backstage she and Niall are loosely dating – it’s casual but they are definitely dating, albeit long-distance.”
Over the past several months, Lovato denied that she was dating Horan and said that they were "just friends." She also said in many interviews that she wasn't going to be dating anyone for about a year because she wanted to focus on her career and her recovery from various personal problems, including substance abuse, eating disorders and self-harming. Lovato has gone to rehab for these issues.
There have been several gossip blind items that many people believe are about Lovato, Horan and "The X Factor" executive producer Simon Cowell. According to the blind items, a powerful boss is arranging for two of his young stars to be set up in a dating relationship. The female half of the couple has agreed to the arrangement and is dating the guy for publicity. The arranged relationship will teased in a "will they or won't they get together" scenario. They will then admit to dating each other, but then the relationship will be over by the end of 2012.
One Direction came in third place on "The X Factor" U.K. in 2010. Cowell was One Direction's mentor when he was a judge on the show. One Direction is also signed to Syco Music, the record company co-owned by Cowell and Sony Music.
Horan has not had a steady girlfriend since One Direction rose to fame on "The X Factor" U.K. in 2010. Lovato's most recent public boyfriend was Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers. They dated for a few months in 2010, before she went into rehab. Lovato also had an on-again/off-again relationship with actor Wilmer Valderrama.
Rumors about Lovato and Horan dating began heating up after it was reported that they went out to Pink Taco (a Mexican restaurant in West Hollywood, California) on September 6, 2012, after they were both at the MTV Video Music Awards. Lovato denied that the get-together was a romantic date, and she later insisted in interviews that she and Horan were "just friends."
What do you think about Demi & Niall dating? What will be their new nickname?
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