Dougie Poynter confirms he and Ellie Goulding are dating

Dougie Poynter and Ellie Goulding are officially an item. The 26-year-old English boy band star is currently the subject of two-part documentary Fearne and McBusted. The program features candid interviews with Poynter and his McBusted bandmates as television personality Fearne Cotton follows the group in their day-to-day lives. Poynter confirmed his relationship with Goulding in Wednesday's episode. "Yeah. All is good in that area," the musician simply said. Poynter and Goulding are frequently spotted in each other's company, but had not officially announced their status until now. The pair were seen holding hands as they shopped in Manchester on Monday. Dougie Poynter confirms Ellie Goulding romance in McBusted documentary with Fearne Cotton http://t.co/P0wo2mgEiD pic.twitter.com/MAWcGgKXBB— Irish Daily Mirror (@IrishMirror) May 21, 2014 Goulding rereleased her 2012 album Halycon as Halycon Days in 2013. The 27-year-old singer was recently asked to write a new song, Beating Heart, for the Divergent soundtrack.