On Tuesday, Selena Gomez and The Weeknd were photographed leaving the Giorgio Baldi restaurant in Santa Monica, flaunting their romance.
As they passionately kissed and wrapped their arms around each other, the new couple didn’t seem to mind who saw them.
The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, 26, recently split from model girlfriend Bella Hadid, 20, who unfollowed Selena, 24, on Instagram on Wednesday.
‘At first, Selena and Abel wanted to keep their relationship a secret,’ according to one source. They’ve decided, however, that they don’t mind if everyone knows about them.’
‘Selena was focusing on getting herself back together, while Abel was just getting out of a relationship and putting out his new album,’ another source told TMZ.Abel and Bella were also on and off towards the end of their relationship, so Abel was not looking for anything new.”
‘Abel, on the other hand, has always had a thing for Selena,’ an insider told E! News. He thinks she’s both talented and attractive.
‘They just started talking before the holidays, but she was on his radar before that. ‘They have similar expectations and think the other is really fun. They’re taking their time getting to know each other.’
Selena previously teased a cheeky glimpse of her enviable posterior in a raunchy Instagram snap.
Mert Alas, a fashion photographer, took and posted the defiant photo, which comes as Selena’s blossoming romance with Bella’s ex heats up.
Selena can be seen wearing nothing but a yellow lace thong and covering her modesty with a large white towel as she casts a smoldering glance into a mirror.
As she looked over her shoulder, the singer wore large gold hooped earrings and her shoulder-length raven tresses obscured part of her face.
Mert can be seen concentrating in the mirror as he takes the photo on his phone. ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ he captioned the photo.
The glamorous star sported a sophisticated make-up look and a pink manicure. Her small inking was visible as she arched her back slightly.
On Tuesday night, Selena Gomez and The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, were seen kissing after a dinner date.
So the next day, Bella Hadid, the 26-year-old Canadian singer’s ex-girlfriend, unfollowed the Hands To Myself songstress on Instagram.
In photos posted by TMZ, the surprise new couple were not shy about hugging and kissing in public as they left celebrity hot spot Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica.