Niall Horan Is Rumoured To Be Dating Aussie Student Melissa Whitelaw
Niall Horan performs with his band "One Direction" on NBC's Today show in New York November 13, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Burton

New details have emerged about Niall Horan's rumoured new girlfriend Melissa Whitelaw. Various Twitter users have posted old pictures of Melissa with The 1975's frontman Matt Healey. The pictures show Melissa hugging and getting cosy with Healy. One Direction fans are also issuing death threats to Melissa.

It is not clear when the pictures were taken but One Direction fans are sharing them on Twitter. One Australian fan of Harry Styles, named Gemma, also claims that Melissa and Horan are dating each other since last year and she “cheated” on Healy to go with Horan. Gemma claims on Ask Fm that Melissa's ex-boyfriend “seems to think” she cheated on him. Gemma has removed pictures from her account but they can be seen here.

Melissa has been getting death threats from various One Direction fans on her Instagram account ever since she was spotted with Horan. Melissa went to an Australian casino with Horan and Harry Styles, writes Mirror. The website also quotes a fans who saw Melissa and Horan “kissing” each other in the casino. The fan also added that Horan held Melissa “from her waist” and was “playing with her hair.”

Hollywood Life also posted an Instagram video by a user named Sarahignat that shows Horan and Melissa walking together, holding hands. Horan twirls her in a dance move and they both seem close to each other. The singer is seen wearing a white T-shirt while her rumoured girlfriend wears a smart black dress. The website also adds that the two were spotted kissing each other on Valentine's Day in Australia but their romance dates back to November 2014.

The Australian girl named Gemma answered some questions from One Direction fans on Ask Fm on Feb. 20. She confessed to seeing Melissa and Horan kissing each other and also told one the fans that Melissa “cheated” on Healey for Horan. She also told one of the fans that Melissa's ex-boyfriend Healey “seems to think” that she was with Horan since November 2014.

However, when contacted through Twitter, Gemma said she does not know Melissa or Healey and does not want to “get involved” in this matter. Melissa, Healey and Horan have not confirmed anything about their romance rumours.

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