Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesSorry Bethyl and Normily fans, it doesn't appear there's a real Daryl-Beth romance.
Us Weekly made fans jaws drop and hearts flutter when it reported on Wednesday that Norman Reedus, 46, who plays Daryl Dixon on AMC's The Walking Dead, and Emily Kinney, 29, whose character, Beth Greene, shared some special moments with him onscreen, are seeing each other and that the "the romance developed recently." As expected, shippers flooded Tumblr with messages of excitement.
"NORMILY IS REAL YOU GUYS," one person wrote.
However, Reedus' rep told E! News that the actor and Kinney are not dating. The actress and musician, who's currently on tour, has not commented.
Spoiler alert!
Their characters forged a beautiful bond during the fourth season of The Walking Dead and sparked much speculation and hope that Beth would become Daryl's first love interest, not to mention a lot of fan fiction. Sadly, hopes for a post-apocalyptic romance fizzled after she was kidnapped and later, in season 5, killed.
Reedus was last linked romantically to model Cecilia Singley, 22. They have not been photographed publicly together since the Z100 Jingle Ball in December 2013 and have not commented about the status of their relationship.
Reedus had years ago dated supermodel Helena Christensen, 46, with whom he shares a 15-year-old son, Mingus.