Kate Upton and Maksim Chmerkovskyi are dating

Kate Upton and Maksim Chmerkovskyi are dating, E! News reported.

The romance news comes as photos of Kate Upton, 21, and Maksim Chmerkovskyi, 33, holding hands recently surfaced.

In the PDA pics of them going public, Kate Upton and Maksim Chmerkovskiy are all smiles while strolling down the street in NYC’s West Village neighborhood. Kate Upton looked cute in workout gear while Maksim Chmerkovskiy sported skinny jeans and a pink button-down shirt. Both sported black sunglasses during the daytime outing.

Earlier this summer, rumors began swirling that Kate Upton and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were heating up. At the time, source told E! News that the two were “just good friends,” while a second source close to Maksim Chmerkovskiy revealed that they “heard nothing about them dating.”

Back in July, Kate Upton and Maksim Chmerkovskyi were spotted in NYC going on a dinner date together after an event.

“The two did not want to be photographed together and did the best they could to avoid the cameras,” a source told E! News.

“They left the event around midnight and went to Catch sushi bar, that turns into a club. The two

Maksim Chmerkovskiy has previously been romantically linked to Karina Smirnoff, Erin Andrews and DWTSer Peta Murgatroyd. Upton’s been rumored to have romanced Blake Griffin, Mark Sanchez and baseballer Justin Verlander.