Sydney, Feb 24 Niall Horan is reportedly dating singer Samantha Jade, who served as the opening act for his band One Direction’s On the Road Again tour in Australia.

According to a source, the duo have been secretly dating over the last few weeks and Jade, 27, has pleaded with Horan, 21, to make their love relationship public, reports aceshowbiz.com.

“Samantha (went on a few dates) with Niall while the tour’s been on…She kept asking him to make it public,” New Idea magazine quoted a source as saying.

Both Horan and Jade are said to have enjoyed several clandestine dates before One Direction left for Japan over the weekend. Although none of them have confirmed their dating rumours, Jade posted on her Instagram a photograph of her and Horan alongside his bandmates.

“Such a fun time touring with these superstars ! Thanks for having me 🙂 #1D #OTRA”: she captioned the image.