After dodging rumours of relationships with fellow Brit singer Ed Sheeran and One Direction’s Niall Horan, Ellie Goulding is finally setting the record straight.
In a new interview with Elle, the ‘Love Me Like You Do’ songstress revealed she was “never in a relationship with Ed”, but did enjoy a “few dates” with Niall.
“I have absolutely no idea where that came from and why it was turned into such a big thing,” she said of the talk about her and Ed.
“I find it so frustrating that female musicians are constantly defined by the men they have or haven’t dated. It’s something I’ve talked about with [Taylor Swift] a lot,” she went on.
Ed also seemed to shoot down the rumours himself in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, where he said he never confirmed the story one way or another. However, he seemed to imply a relationship in a radio interview with Clock 98.9 in 2013, shortly after pictures emerged of him and Ellie holding hands at the MTV Video Music Awards.
“Normal people don’t hold hands if they’re just friends,” he said at the time. Ellie and Ed never publicly confirmed they were dating, but fans have long since speculated that Ed’s song ‘Don’t’ was written about Niall stealing Ellie away.
Today, Ellie is happily dating Dougie Poynter from English boy band McFly, who she says has a “quiet depth”. She even revealed Calvin Harris (who is currently dating Ellie’s BFF Taylor Swift) has already offered to play at their future wedding!