Selena Gomez and Zayn Malik reportedly started dating after “slipping into each other’s DMs and learned they know a lot of the same people and have so much in common”

Selena Gomez and Zayn Malik reportedly started dating after “slipping into each other’s DMs and learned they know a lot of the same people and have so much in common”.

Selena Gomez and Zayn Malik’s secret romance has been intensifying with the two superstars falling hard for each other, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Last month, an eagle-eyed TikToker spotted Gomez and Malik putting on the PDA during dinner at a New York City restaurant.

On November 19, Zayn tweeted Selena with a flirty “hey :).” Fans have since revisited the tweet and are flooding the replies with funny comments like, “Never give up on your crushes guys.” Period!

Selena did not reply to Zayn’s original tweet, but she did give him a shoutout a few years later in 2013, when asked during an interview with ExtraTV which 1D member she would kiss. (Apparently, during a radio interview, all the guys chose Selena as their celeb crush.) “That’s really nice, I love all of them. I’ve met them, they’re so sweet,” she said at the time. However, it was Zayn who won the crown as her pick for a 1D kiss. “There was no hesitation there! Zayn, you’re in,” commented ExtraTV’s Terri Seymour, to many giggles from Sel.

Later, the bistro’s hostess confirmed the two were “hand in hand, making out” during the cozy rendezvous.

A source told Entertainment Tonight, “Selena and Zayn went out in SoHo in New York City last night at around 10:30 pm. They walked in holding hands and were kissing. Most restaurant staff and restaurantgoers didn’t notice them. It seemed like they were comfortable together and it was clear that it was a date.”

Another insider told Us Weekly that Gomez and Malik have known each other “for years” and the ex-One Direction star is “definitely into her.”

“He’s admired her and thinks she’s an incredible person, inside and out,” the insider added. “She’s free to see other people. However, Zayn would love to continue to see Selena and see where things go.”

Are Zayn Malik and Selena Gomez meant to be? The pair have been sparking dating rumors after reportedly being spotted out and about together, but it seems like Zayn may have been harboring a secret crush on Selena for far longer.

As first noted by Popsugar, an old tweet from Zayn was recently dug up by fans given the buzzy dating speculation around him and Selena. Let’s travel way, way back to November 2010, when “Like a G6” by Dev and “What’s My Name?” by Rihanna were at the top of the charts, Selena was performing with her band The Scene, and Zayn and the rest of the One Direction crew were fresh off The X-Factor, unaware of the total pandemonium that awaited them.