Lewis Capaldi goes public with his new girlfriend Ellie MacDowall

Lewis Capaldi was eager to show off his new girlfriend Ellie MacDowall when they attended a BRIT Awards after party together on Saturday night.

The singer, 26, was said to be on top of Ellie, 23, when they kissed and partied together at 180 The Strand during the Universal Music party that followed the ceremony.

Previously, the couple had kept their romance out of the spotlight, but after dating for months, it seems they were ready to go public.

Insiders of the event reported that they looked smitten as they flirted before hitting the dance floor together and partying the night away.

The source told the Sun: ‘It’s official, Lewis is in love and couldn’t be happier.

He’s been dating Ellie for some time now and although they’re usually very low-key, he couldn’t keep his hands off her at the after party. It was really sweet to see him so happy, and Ellie clearly adores him too.

They sat on the sofa kissing and talking for a while before Lewis left for the dance floor. He was throwing some serious shapes at You Sexy Thing from Hot Chocolate at one point while Ellie just watched smiling. They make a lovely couple,” the viewer told The Sun, who obtained the snaps of the couple’s lips.

Their display of love comes after Lewis took the stage during the BRITs to perform his single Forget Me, but was awkwardly introduced by Mo Gilligan as ‘Sam Capaldi’.

The couple have been going strong for a while and are ‘Instagram official’, with Ellie sharing snaps and videos of the singer on her social media.

Lewis and Ellie were first spotted together after a night out and a romantic dinner in the early hours of the morning last November.

Actress Ellie is believed to be playing Cary Grant’s daughter Jennifer in Archie, an upcoming ITV biopic.

She graduated from the MGA Academy of Performing Arts in 2020.

Last month, Lewis opened up about how, despite being a celebrity, he has struggled to find romance.

Beloved: The singer, 26, was said to be all over Ellie, 23, (pictured) as they kissed and partied together at 180 The Strand during Universal Music’s after-party

Lewis, was the first guest on Made in Chelsea star Sam Thompson’s new late-night radio show, HITS UK with Sam Thompson, and the two talked about love.

Sam, who is now in a happy relationship with Love Island star Zara McDermott, has confessed that he joined the cast of Made In Chelsea when he was 20 to get a date, as he thought fame would give him a girlfriend, but he ended up . get less action.

Lewis agreed with him, sharing that he sought stardom because he wanted to find a girl but had no luck in love.

The singer said: “First of all, when I was younger, and I’ve never been the most classic, handsome man, I was told that if you play music, girls will like you.”

Romance: The couple had previously kept their romance out of the spotlight, but after dating for months, it seems they were ready to go public

Relationship: Insiders at the event reported that they looked smitten as they flirted before hitting the dance floor together and partying the night away

“So basically I learned to play the guitar, I built my whole personality around the fact that I could play music, I got famous and I’m like here we go!”

Lewis added: “I wonder which Victoria’s Secret model I’m going to have on my arm, which beautiful, intelligent, incredibly famous musician or actress I’m going to attract, and I can honestly say that not a single person has ever slipped into my DMs.” in a romantic way. I feel that I have been deceived.

Lewis previously dated student Catherine Halliday.