Towie secret romance revealed as unlikely couple hook up on Thailand trip
TOWIE stars Dani Imbert and Roman Hackett are officially a couple after hooking up in Thailand.
Their romance appears to be heating up after the cast jetted off to the Southeast Asian country for the upcoming series of the ITVBe show.
Dani, 23, and Roman, 20, have previously admitted to drunken kisses and sleepovers but insisted that their relationship was purely platonic after joining the show as “best friends” in 2021.
Now, the surprising new couple have finally made their feelings known for each other in recent weeks, while filming for the new series.
A source exclusively told The Sun: “Friendship turned into romance when they were away in Thailand.
“Everyone knows they’re a couple now.
“It’s actually very sweet and feels like it was meant to be all along.”
The pair hinted about the blossoming relationship after they shared a loved-up photo to their Instagram Stories with Dani sweetly captioning it “forever”.
Dani and Roman’s reps have been contacted for comment.
Since joining the show two years ago, the duo have had their ups and downs.
Last year Roman furiously branded Dani a “f***ing joke” and stormed off in row over her relationship with Liam Gatsby.
Viewers watched Roman and Dani had a heart to heart, in which he asked: “Are you two perfect now then, yeah?”
She replied: “Not perfect, no one’s perfect.”
Later in the day, tempers flared as Roman asked her: “Have you said to me before you’re not happy with Gatsby.”
A tearful Dani replied: “Maybe I’ve confided in you a bit too much. Maybe it’s insecurity, whatever.”
That seemed to trigger Roman, who went off in a rage: “Crack on with your fake relationship, yeah.
“You’re a f***ing joke.”
Shortly after Dani and Liam ended their relationship, she revealed that she and Roman spent the night together and shared a kiss.
Despite denying any romantic connection, their fellow co-stars were quick to question whether they were more than just friends.
While some of her pals slammed her over the drunken kiss, saying she had given Roman “false hope”.
Sitting down with Amy Childs, Junaid Ahmed, Saffron Lempriere and Harry, Dani admitted: “I get excited, I get carried away and then I end up kissing my boy best friend and it ends up a little bit awkward.”
“Boy best friend? Do you mean Roman?” Harry said.
Amy chimed in: “Did you sleep with him?” to which Dani reassures the group: “No, slow down – it sounds bad but I can kiss someone when I’ve had a drink and it can mean nothing.
“I feel like I should stop it because it’s getting complicated now.”
“Do you think he’s caught feelings?” Harry asked, to which Dani replied: “He knows that we are just friends, I’ve said it multiple times.”
Harry then scathingly concluded: “Be his friend, but take that step back a little bit because otherwise you’re going to give him false hope.”