The swimmer confirms he's dating the 25-year-old Playboy Playmate while addressing the recent incident on 'Dancing with the Stars' in an Instagram post.
- Sep 15, 2016
AceShowbiz - Sorry ladies, Ryan Lochte is officially taken. After months of rumors, the swimmer finally admitted that he's dating model Kayla Reid as he took to Instagram Wednesday, September 14 to address a recent incident on "Dancing with the Stars".
As previously reported, two men wearing anti-Lochte T-shirts rushed to the stage during the Monday show and nearly attacked the 32-year-old hunk following his performance with pro-dancer Cheryl Burke.
In his Instagram post, Loche thanked all his supporters including Reid whom he tagged and referred to as his "girlfriend." He wrote, "I want to thank my family, girlfriend, friends and fans for being so supportive of me after the incident on 'Dancing with the Stars' Monday night."
"When I was asked to do the show, the one thing that I kept hearing was that it was like joining a big family. After Monday's incident, I now know what that means," he continued. "I have gotten so much love from everyone on the show, including my partner Cheryl, my fellow competitors, the producers, the security teams and its fans."
This is Lochte's first time to have acknowledged his relationship with Reid, despite the fact that the two have been flaunting their budding romance since earlier this year. They had also numerous times shared on Instagram pictures of them hanging out together before Lochte last month insisted that he's single and was even on Tinder.
"I've been matching up with a bunch of gorgeous women who are smart, they have professional jobs and everything. I'm like, 'Wow, this is perfect.' So I've been on Tinder lately," he told Cosmopolitan ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. "So far I haven't had any dates or anything. I've just been talking with a couple [women]."
