Lady and the Vamp: Gaga Finally Goes Public With Boyfriend Taylor Kinney!

Superstar singer walks arm in arm with Vampire Diaries hottie earlier this month, confirming what the tabloid-reading world has long assumed

See? Not all romances have to be quite so bad.

She may not be buying a place near his, but after months of speculation and presumed coupledom, Lady Gaga finally went public with her Vampire Diaries boyfriend Taylor Kinney in California this week.

The duo, who met this summer when the 30-year-old actor starred as Gaga's "You and I" music video love interest, strolled arm in arm near Kinney's beachfront pad.

Though the pictures were only just released, they were actually taken earlier this month, on Dec. 11, and it's unclear if the loved-up couple spent the holidays together. But we'd certainly like to think so.