Louis Tomlinson opened up about his budding romance with girlfriend Zara McDermott, sharing rare insights into his love life and how it inspired his new music.
The lovebirds, who were first rumored to be dating in March 2025, confirmed their relationship in August when McDermott posted a kissing selfie on Instagram, with Tomlinson also saying: “I love you x.”
In a recent podcast interview The diary of a CEOwhen asked if he was “in love” with the TV personality.
Tomlinson said: “I’m a very, very romantic person. It’s also easy to be romantic when you’re creative. I really struggle to write in a fictional sense, I really struggle.”
Referring to his new album being inspired by his lover, he continued: “For me, I have to have lived it, it has to be real for me. So when I wasn’t feeling so good, like now, I didn’t feel so in love… the record would probably have a slightly different feel.”
According to the MirrorThe relationship between McDermott and Tomlinson seems to be getting stricter by the day.
A source close to the couple revealed that they spent the summer traveling together before returning to Britain, at which point McDermott also started using Tomlinson’s house as her own.
Tomlinson was previously in a long-term relationship with Eleanor Calder from 2011 to 2015 and then got back together in 2017 until 2023. He also briefly dated Briana Jungwirth, with whom he has a son named Freddie, born in 2016.
Meanwhile, McDermott was in a relationship with Sam Thompson from 2019 to 2024.
