PIC EXC: Steven Bartlett and Melanie Vaz step out in hoodies (2024)

They recently rekindled their romance after he flew to Bali to win her back.

And, Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett, 29, and his French influencer girlfriend Melanie Vaz Lopez held hands as they wore matching hoodies while out and about in London, on Friday.

The couple donned branded 'Diary Of A CEO' merch to ensure they were walking adverts for the entrepreneur's podcast and current stage show.

Steven opted to wear his hoodie with a light grey pair of tracksuit bottoms, which he tucked into pulled up socks, and teamed with white trainers.

Melanie strolled along in a black and white pair of cropped animal print leggings, with her oversized hoodie, and carried her belongings in a white tote bag.

The multi-millionaire businessman dated Melanie four years ago but split from the travel blogger because he couldn't commit to her between 'seven in the morning and nine o'clock at night' due to his hectic work schedule.

But Steven recently confirmed he's now in a longterm relationship with Melanie after flying 22 hours to Bali in a desperate bid to win her back.

Serenading Melanie at the first night of his The Diary of a CEO Live show, he confessed his love for her, before the House Gospel Choir sang Stevie Wonder's I'll Be Loving You Always, as love heart confetti fell from the ceiling – leaving stunned audience members believing he was about to propose.

An audience member told MailOnline: 'It came as a real surprise given Steven has never opened up about his love life but he dedicated an entire segment of his show to Melanie.

'It was a huge romantic moment – everyone thought it was part of a big proposal, he didn't get down on one knee but it's clear Melanie is The One.'

Steven and Melanie, who runs beauty and wellbeing business Auraya, met on Instagram in 2016 after bonding over one of the entrepreneur's relationship videos.

They were together for a year until Steven ended their romance after struggling to juggle his business commitments with having a girlfriend, something he now regrets.

He flew to Bali to win Melanie back after hearing she was there on holiday, only to be told she had been in a new relationship since their split.

But after spending four days on the tropical island together, Melanie fell for him all over again, and the pair have been together ever since, keeping their romance under wraps until now.

Indeed, Steven admitted he even kept his romance secret from his fellow Dragons, who regularly mention him being single on his debut series of the BBC One show.

Steven, who moved to the UK aged two from Botswana, dropped out of university to pursue his dreams as a businessman.

He fell out with his parents, in particularly his mother, who was 'heartbroken' after believing Steven had thrown away his education, which she didn't have growing up.

But Steven found success with social media marketing agency The Social Chain that was valued at £300million when it first entered the stock market.

This year he became the youngest ever Dragon, and has quickly become the man to impress among budding entrepreneurs entering the den for investment.