One Direction's Niall Horan officially dating Victoria's Secret model Barbara Palvin? New couple step out publicly for the first time [PHOTOS & VIDEO]

One Direction's Irish heartthrob Niall Horan has been driving fans wild with his dating life. According to earlier reports this week, the "Story of My Life" singer had been juggling at least three girlfriends this year including Louise Thompson of Made in Chelsea, model Zoe Whelan, and Victoria's Secret model Barbara Palvin. Well it looks like Palvin has won the heart of Horan considering the two were spotted after One Direction's X-Factor appearance holding hands!

Showing up to the X-Factor wrap party this weekend, Niall and Barbara were pictured holding hands and apparently debuting as a couple in front of plenty of fans and paparazzi. The "1D Updates" twitter account posted the following photos from the night featuring the new couple walking together:

HQ Niall and Barbara leaving the X Factor After party 12/15 #1 pic.twitter.com/Jd4yDZcssq

— 1D Updates (@1DWhereAbout) December 16, 2013

HQ Niall and Barbara leaving the X Factor After party 12/15 #2 pic.twitter.com/j6Rl36XVVq — 1D Updates (@1DWhereAbout) December 16, 2013

Niall and Barbara were also spotted golfing with a few friends recently. Check out this video clip of this outing:

The Midnight Memories crooner even took to his Twitter account to talk about Barbara's golfing abilities:

@NiallOfficial thanks for dropping in to see us last night! No stopping @BarbaraPalvin #smashedit #winner See you again soon :)) — TopGolf UK (@TopGolfUK) December 14, 2013

What do you think of Niall's new girlfriend? Do you think Barbara and Niall are official or is this just another example of the media taking things out of context? They have been spending a lot of time together though!