Rachel Fenton has sparked romance rumours with James Lock.
The 28-year-old rose to fame on the second season of Love Island, while James stars in the hit reality show The Only Way Is Essex.
In photos published by the MailOnline, the pair were spotted holding hands after leaving a rooftop bar in London together.
The rumoured couple were joined by a group of friends on their night out, including TOWIE star Pete Wicks.
However, a source told the publication that Rachel and James are “just friends”, adding that James is “not dating anyone” at present.
Goss.ie have contacted a rep for James and Rachel for comment.
The news comes after James announced his split from his on-again off-again girlfriend Yazmin Oukhellou back in February.
The couple dated for two years before splitting in August 2019, before rekindling their romance last year.
Announcing their split, James told OK! Magazine: “We’ve broken up. We tried to make it work and we really thought it was going to be different this time but things don’t always work out as you’d expect.”
“I have a lot of love for Yaz and a huge amount of respect for her but we’re just better apart.”
Yazmine added: “James and I have split up amicably. I love James but we’re not good together.”
“It couldn’t go on the way it was so I told James we should end things and he agreed.”
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