Love Island finalist Laura Anderson confirmed she had moved on from villa beau Paul Knops with an Instagram Story in which she denies being the "bitter ex", insisting she's "happily seeing someone else".

And according to The Sun, that 'someone else' is former Love Island winner Max Morley, who was on the show during season one in 2015. The report suggests the pair have been dating for weeks, and that things are going well between them.

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"Laura and Max have been going on secret dates for a number of weeks now", the insider commented. "They’re really starting to get close and are definitely very well suited. He has really fallen for her and things are going well between them."

While Laura hasn't actually confirmed that she's dating Max, she did take to Instagram stories to deny any foul play between her and Paul, and explain that she's choosing to keep her new relationship private for now.

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She wrote:

"I think it's quite clear from how I acted in the villa that I'm not a 'bitter ex'. Regardless of what has been inaccurately printed and what I was informed about Paul, I'm not the one selling stories on the matter. He is in the past which I'd like to keep that way. I've moved on, I'm happily seeing someone else which I have chosen to keep private. It really isj ust boring now. ✌& ❤"

So when are the recoupling speeches, then?

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This comes as Laura revealed the *real* reason behind her breakup from Paul, telling OK! Magazine, "When we came out of the villa there was a lot of work-related things we did together and then Paul went away for three weeks.

"He went to the Burning Man festival in America and he couldn't get phone signal for a week. I was absolutely fine with that. I trusted him not to do things with other girls, which he didn't.

"I was hoping that when he came back we'd spend more time together and build a proper relationship out of the villa. It didn't happen," she added.

Dusty Baxter-Wright Senior Entertainment & Lifestyle Writer Dusty Baxter-Wright is Cosmopolitan's Senior Entertainment and Lifestyle Writer, covering celebrities, movies, TV and books as well as travel, interiors, food and drink on a daily basis.

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