Pete Davidson, Em Rata’s very public debut

After rumours swirled they were secretly dating, Pete Davidson and Emily Ratajkowski have just made a very public debut as a couple.

Pete Davidson and Emily Ratajkowski have made their debut as a couple in new photos just months after the comedian split from Kim Kardashian.

Rumours of the Saturday Night Live comedian dating the model emerged after the pair were seen holding hands during a recent date night.

Davidson, 28, and Ratajkowski, 31, were photographed sitting courtside together during an NBA game on Sunday, The Sun reports.

They were seated next to fellow Hollywood heavyweight Ben Stiller, as the New York Knicks hosted the Memphis Grizzlies.

Pete Davidson and Em Rata, courtside. Picture: Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty

The pair appeared very chummy as Pete supplied the laughs to accompany the action occurring on the court.

Both stars recently found themselves single after Davidson broke up with ex-girlfriend Kim Kardashian, 42, in August, and Ratajkowski split from ex-husband Sebastian Bear-McClard in July.

She shares 20-month-old son, Sylvester, with the film producer.

They certainly look loved-up. Picture: Michael Simon/Shutterstock/Media Mode

At the time of Davidson and Kardashian’s break-up in August this year, it was reported that Kim and Pete had decided to just be friends.

“They have a lot of love and respect for each other,” an insider said, “but found that the long distance and their demanding schedules made it really difficult to maintain a relationship.”

The couple met on the set of SNL where they shared a kissing scene during an Aladdin magic carpet ride sketch.

The pair sat between singer Jordin Sparks and actor Ben Stiller. Picture: Getty

Meanwhile, a source reportedly told Us Weekly that Pete and Emily “have been talking for a couple of months now”.

The source told the outlet that the pair are in the very early stages of their relationship, but both “really like each other”.

The insider disclosed that Pete and Emily first hit it off after they were introduced by a mutual friend.

“Pete makes Emily laugh and he loves how intelligent she is,” claimed the source.

Look, maybe we read these photos entirely wrong and Pete Davidson’s actually dating Ben Stiller? Picture: Getty

Hot new romance

Rumours of a new A-list romance began circulating after the pair were reportedly spotted on a date in Brooklyn, New York.

Instagram gossip account DeuxMoi claimed that Pete had “his hands all over Emily”.

Last month, Emily revealed how she feels about dating again following her divorce.

“I feel all the emotions. I feel anger, sadness. I feel excitement. I feel joy. I feel levity. Every day is different,” she told Harper’s Bazaar.

“The only good thing I know is that I’m feeling all those things, which is nice because it makes me believe that I’ll be OK.”

This story originally appeared on The Sun and is republished here with permission