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Nick Viall

Nick Vialland his new girlfriend Natalie Joy are Instagram official!

Joy, a surgical technologist, shared aplayful videoon her Instagram Story Wednesday of Viall, 40, using virtual reality goggles.

In the video, she approaches the former Bachelor and tries to give him a kiss. Viall, who is clearly immersed in the virtual reality game, laughs and says “you’re freaking me out.”

A sourcetold PEOPLE last weekthat the pair have been in a relationship since last year. On Tuesday, they were spotted taking an afternoon stroll through Viall’s neighborhood in Los Angeles.

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Nick Viall and Natalie Joy

Nick Viall and Natalie Joy

“She’s great for him,” the source said.

A rep for Viall did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment Wednesday.

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While it’s unclear how they met, Viall and Joy were first linked in 2019. Fans continued to speculate about a possible romance when the two began posting social media photos from what appeared to be the same location.

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The reality star opened up about his dating life in May, saying he was doing “just fine” on his quest tofind love amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

“I’m chatting it up. [Doing] FaceTimes, Zooms. I will say single people out there are as eager as ever,” Viall said during an episode ofBig Demi Energy with Demi Burnett. “Everyone’s horny.”

source: people.com