The Weeknd, model Bella Hadid step out together in NYC

The Weeknd and model Bella Hadid took a major step together, hand in hand, to make their relationship publicly official.

The “Can’t Feel My Face” crooner, 25, who is holding the No. 2 and 3 spots on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart, left NYC’s Up and Down Nightclub with the 18-year-old stunner on Tuesday, according to TMZ, which obtained photos of the pair. E! News said they also were spotted grabbing a casual dinner together, while People reported they were certainly affectionate at the nightclub during rapper Travis Scott’s event.

“They were very affectionate and showed lots of PDA,” a source told the mag. “She was all over him dancing.”

The R&B hitmaker, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, has been linked to the model since May, when Us Weekly reported that the two had sparked a romance and were in the early stages of a relationship. They attended the Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival together in April, E! News said.

The Victoria’s Secret Pink holiday model is the daughter of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Yolanda Foster and her ex-husband, Mohamed Hadid, a real estate developer. She’s the younger sister of supermodel du jour Gigi Hadid, 20.

The younger Hadid further fueled the dating rumors when she posted an Instagram shot of Gigi presenting an award to the Weeknd at the Much Music Video Awards in early August. She later shared another snapshot of her sis and her man that she captioned with hearts.

Bella Hadid was mentioned repeatedly in the Weeknd’s New York Times Magazine interview in July, and when asked whether he was in love with his girlfriend, the musician expertly evaded the question.

“I don’t know, to be honest with you. I don’t think so. Maybe. It’s no, it’s yes, it’s maybe,” he said.

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