Did Bella Ramsey and Maisy Stella Just Confirm Their Relationship?

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After weeks of speculation (read: tons of Instagram flirting via each other’s comments), Bella Ramsey and Maisy Stella have seemingly confirmed their relationship in a sweet Instagram Story.

In celebration of The Last of Us star's 21st birthday on September 25, Stella shared a super sweet pic of them with their arms wrapped around each other. In the shot, Stella faces the camera with a wide smile while Ramsey nuzzles into her neck.

The My Old Ass actor wished Ramsey an official happy birthday in a separate post, sharing a photo of Ramsey with a red heart emoji and the overlaid message, “Beautiful beautiful beautiful happy birthday the coolest comfiest most wonderful human imaginable."

While we’re not certain when or how the two young stars met, it seems Ramsey’s first comment on Stella’s Instagram was in late January on a post about My Old Ass’s Sundance Film Festival premiere. Ramsey wrote a prolific, “Oh yeaaah” with a wounded heart emoji; Stella’s first comment on Ramsey’s account appears to be on an August 5 teaser trailer for The Last of Us season 2, where she wrote “Oooooooooh my.” A match made in heaven.

The two have been flirting in each other’s comments ever since, with Ramsey making a few random appearances on Stella’s Instagram Stories over the last few weeks.

Stella plays a queer teen in her coming-of-age film My Old Ass, which had a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on September 13. Stella has said that portraying that character helped her better connect to her own sexuality. “Labels are tricky,” she said in a recent interview with The Advocate. “I was never pressured to put a label on myself and I was always what I am. I was always open, and I was always queer.”

Ramsey, who is nonbinary, has also previously spoken publicly about their sexuality, saying they were “not 100 percent straight” in a 2023 British Vogue interview. That same year, they also opened up to L’Officiel about the importance of having authentic queer representation on The Last of Us. “It was really nice to have two really queer episodes,” they said. “Like, gay people exist, so why shouldn’t they exist in the apocalypse?”

Season 2 of The Last of Us, which is set to premiere in 2025, is set to focus on the love story between Ramsey’s character, Ellie, and their on-screen girlfriend Dina, played by Isabela Merced.

Here's hoping this Bella Ramsey and Maisy Stella hard launch of their blossoming relationship brings us even more swoon-worthy Instagram flirting and cute couple moments. We love love!

Originally Appeared on Teen Vogue

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