AFL Essendon player Sam Durham officially dating Melbourne ...

AFL young gun Sam Durham has confirmed his relationship with well-known Melbourne model Paris Bishop.

The 22-year-old Essendon player revealed the two young lovers are in the early stages of their relationship but have had their eyes on one another.

“We are still pretty fresh, but we have been seeing each other for a while,” he told the Herald Sun.

The pair made their public debut together on Monday when they stepped out for a date night at the movies.

Although they have not been publicly photographed together, they do follow each other on Instagram.

Bishop is a model with Chadwick Models and regularly posts updates of her glamourous life and paid promotions with popular fashion and jewellery brands.

The brown-haired beauty has more than 171,000 followers on Instagram.

Durham was born and raised in the regional Victorian town of Seymour and was drafted by The Bombers for the 2021 season.

He recently signed a five-year contract with the team which will see him playing for them at least until the end of 2028.

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