The 2 Johnnies star Johnny O’Brien is dating Limerick model Shauna Lindsay, Goss.ie can exclusively reveal.
The couple got close shortly after the infamous GAA Catfish story went viral, and the pair have already holidayed together.
Sources close to the couple told Goss.ie that while the relationship is “new” the pair are both really “enjoying themselves”.
”After getting catfished, Johnny B was obviously much more cautious about girls trying to contact him on social media, he didn’t seem interested in dating anyone,” an insider told Goss.ie.
“Then he got close to Shauna and has been taking things slow but things are going really well between them.”
So well, in fact, that Johnny and Shauna enjoyed a romantic trip together to Rome just this month, after Johnny returned from filming season 2 of RTÉ Show The 2 Johnnies Do America.
Shauna was already heading to the Italian capital to attend the wedding of fellow model Kerri-Nicole Blanc, but enjoyed a couples holiday before she watched her pal say “I do”.
Shauna and Johnny even shared posts from Rome at the same time on their Instagram pages, but in an attempt to keep their relationship private the pair did not share any photos together.
The romance comes just weeks after the story of the GAA Catfish, which aired on The 2 Johnnies Podcast, went viral.
In the episode Johnny revealed he had been the victim of a catfish, who he named ‘Nikki’ to protect her identity.
Johnny detailed now himself and a number of inter county GAA players were all fooled by the same woman.
As well as running the hugely popular podcast alongside Johnny ‘Smacks’ McMahon, they also both host drivetime radio show Drive It With The 2 Johnnies on 2FM.
This is Johnny’s first high profile relationship, as previously he dated women outside of the public eye. However, Shauna previously dated Ireland rugby player Conor Murray.
The Miss Universe Ireland runner-up dated the Limerick sportsman in 2016.
Goss.ie contacted Johnny and Shauna for comment.