'He couldn't keep his hands off her!' Lewis Capaldi goes public with his new girlfriend Ellie MacDowall at the BRITs afterparty following his performance
Lewis Capaldi was keen to show off his new girlfriend Ellie MacDowall as they attended a BRIT Awards afterparty together on Saturday night.
The singer, 26, was said to be all over Ellie, 23, as they kissed and partied together at 180 The Strand during the Universal Music bash following the ceremony.
The couple had previously been keeping their romance out of the spotlight, but after dating for months it appears that they were ready to go public.
Insiders at the event reported that they looked smitten as they flirted up a storm before hitting the dancefloor together and partying the night away.
The source told the The Sun: 'It's official, Lewis is in love and he couldn't be happier.
![Smitten! Lewis Capaldi was keen to show off his new girlfriend Ellie MacDowall as they attended a BRIT Awards afterparty together on Saturday night](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/13/07/67622763-11744171-image-a-1_1676274322238.jpg)
Smitten! Lewis Capaldi was keen to show off his new girlfriend Ellie MacDowall as they attended a BRIT Awards afterparty together on Saturday night
'He has been dating Ellie for some time now and while they are usually very low key, he couldn't keep his hands off her at the after-party. It was very sweet to see him so happy, and Ellie clearly adores him too.
'They sat on the sofa kissing and talking for awhile before Lewis headed off to the dance floor. He was throwing some serious shapes to Hot Chocolate's You Sexy Thing at one point while Ellie just looked on smiling. They make a lovely couple,' the onlooker told The Sun, who obtained the snaps of the pair locking lips.'
Their loved-up display comes after Lewis took to the stage during the BRITs to perform his single Forget Me, but was awkwardly introduced as 'Sam Capaldi' by host Mo Gilligan.
The couple have been going strong for a while and are 'Instagram official', with Ellie sharing snaps and videos of the singer on her social media.
Lewis and Ellie were first spotted together after a night out and a romantic dinner in the early hours of the morning last November.
Actress Ellie is thought to be playing Cary Grant's daughter Jennifer in Archie, an upcoming ITV biopic.
She graduated from the MGA Academy of Performing Arts in 2020.
Last month, Lewis told how despite being a celeb he has struggled to find romance.
![Loved-up: The singer, 26, was said to be all over Ellie, 23, (pictured) as they kissed and partied together at 180 The Strand during the Universal Music bash following the ceremony](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/13/07/67622753-11744171-image-a-2_1676274354556.jpg)
Loved-up: The singer, 26, was said to be all over Ellie, 23, (pictured) as they kissed and partied together at 180 The Strand during the Universal Music bash following the ceremony
Lewis, was the first guest on Made in Chelsea star Sam Thompson's new evening radio show, HITS UK with Sam Thompson, with the two speaking about love.
Sam, who is now in a happy relationship with Love Island star Zara McDermott, confessed that he first joined the Made In Chelsea cast when he was 20 in order to get a date as he thought fame would bag him a girlfriend - but he ended up getting less action.
Lewis agreed with him, sharing that he sought stardom because he wanted to find a girl but has not been lucky in love at all.
The singer said: 'First of all, when I was younger - and I've never been the most classically good-looking man - I used to get told if you play music girls will like you.
![Romance: The couple had previously been keeping their romance out of the spotlight, but after dating for months it appears that they were ready to go public](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/13/07/67622751-11744171-image-a-3_1676274380868.jpg)
Romance: The couple had previously been keeping their romance out of the spotlight, but after dating for months it appears that they were ready to go public
![Relationship: Insiders at the event reported that they looked smitten as they flirted up a storm before hitting the dancefloor together and partying the night away](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/13/07/67622761-11744171-image-a-4_1676274386758.jpg)
Relationship: Insiders at the event reported that they looked smitten as they flirted up a storm before hitting the dancefloor together and partying the night away
'So, I basically learned how to play guitar, shaped my whole personality around the fact that I could play music, got famous and I'm like here we go!'
Lewis added: 'I wonder what Victoria's Secret model I'm going to have on my arm, what beautiful, intelligent, incredibly famous musician or actress I'm going to attract, and I can honestly say not one person has slid into my DMs in a romantic way. I feel like I've been cheated.'
Lewis previously dated student Catherine Halliday.
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