Jun 30, 2011 13:37 GMT  ·  By
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are getting serious, exchange “I love yous” in public
   Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are getting serious, exchange “I love yous” in public

It’s official now: it’s not just puppy love for Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez, it’s the real thing. A new report says that the two were heard exchanging “I love yous” during a recent shopping spree.

Undoubtedly, fans must have seen that coming, especially since Justin also took Selena to Canada to meet his parents and friends, right after he whisked her away on a romantic vacation to Hawaii.

Nevertheless, onlookers were shocked to see that they would toss the L-word back and forth like that in public, PopEater writes.

“An eyewitness reportedly saw the teen lovers dropping the big ‘L’ bomb on each other repeatedly during a shopping spree in New York City Tuesday evening,” the e-zine writes.

As the spy puts it, the two made no attempt at hiding their true feelings for one another, holding hands, kissing and, yes, saying the heavy word at least a few times.

“Justin and Selena were holding hands as they shopped and said ‘I love you’ to each other not once, but several times in public. Everyone could hear them,” the eyewitness says for PopEater.

This could be an indication that they’re done hiding, something that Selena too stressed in one of her recent interviews, where she explained why she came to the Vanity Fair post-Oscar party as Justin’s date, their first red carpet appearance as a couple.

“I guess they want to share their love with the world... Justin’s bodyguard wouldn’t let anyone get to close to them, but that didn’t stop them from showing off their affection for each other,” says the tipster.

“They were just in their own world... Dazed and in love!” the eyewitness gushes.

Indeed, the two pop stars have been putting a united front at countless events, talking about their romance and no longer hiding from the paparazzi ever since the aforementioned VF party.