Cody Simpson and Emma McKeon dispel rumours
Olympian Emma McKeon and pop star Cody Simpson have discussed how "serious" their relationship is in their first joint interview.
The couple sat down with Denham Hitchcock on Channel Seven's Spotlight, as they were quizzed on their romance.
During the sit-down interview, Cody described their relationship as having "settled down vibes" and spoke of how "peaceful" they both feel.
Emma chimed in, "I feel like we're best friends, which to me is so important. I'm close with my family, that is important to me, as well, so we just have a lot in common."
"We're loving where we're at at the moment. And we have fun together. We just love each other's company."
"We talk every day about how happy we are and how lucky we are. I think we definitely appreciate it," Cody added.
"You know, when you meet someone, you just recognise that there's something there. I always saw her as this special person to me."
Cody was then asked what the "best thing" in his life is right now: his relationship with Emma or his swimming career.
"It's a loaded question. Like, swimming is that we do together, it's all wrapped up in one," he said.
While the couple have been dating for several months, Cody admitted it took him almost a year to tell Emma he had a crush on her.
"I always acknowledged that there was a connection that we had. But we didn't act on it until what ended up being a year later," he said.
The couple also addressed rumours of tensions within the swimming team, after they found themselves in a complicated love triangle earlier in the year.
Reports claimed that Kyle Chalmers deliberately bumped Simpson out of World Championship eligibility in the 100m butterfly by opting to contest the event.
However Chalmers, who dated McKeon for several months in 2021, later disputed this saying he had always planned to compete in that event.
"There's obviously been drama in the media,' Cody said, but added that there has been "nothing" going wrong in the "team dynamic".
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