Lewis Capaldi Opens Up About His Girlfriend: "She's a Lovely Lady"

Everyone's favourite Scottish singer, songwriter, and musician Lewis Capaldi is opening up about his love life. Capaldi, 26, has been pretty secretive about his romances, but at the Brit Awards in February, he was spotted cosying up to Ellie MacDowall. In an April 2023 interview with BBC Radio 2, Capaldi — who released his "How I'm Feeling Now" documentary [1] earlier this month — opened up about their relationship for the first time.

While discussing his single, "Wish You the Best", with host Scott Mills, Capaldi explained the song's meaning, saying, "All you say is, 'good luck, I'm really happy for you,' but actually you are dying inside and want to tell them all the things you miss about them and why they should stay with you, so it's just a really happy song for the summer."

Mills then asked Capaldi if he's in a rush to settle down, and the singer said, "I have a girlfriend and that's going really well. I am a happy chappy, she's a lovely lady. I feel good about everything."

While Capaldi's emotional love songs have become permanent fixtures on the radio and on our Spotify playlists, he's mostly kept his real-life romances a little more mysterious. Many "Love Island" fans are likely to be familiar with his ex-girlfriend Paige Turley, who rose to fame by winning the 2020 winter season, and was believed to have inspired some of his first album. After cancelling his tour following difficulties performing live at Glastonbury [2] due to his Tourette's, a source told the Daily Mail [3], that MacDowell has been supporting Capaldi as he arrived home.

Read on to discover more about Capaldi's relationship history and who he's dating now.

Ellie MacDowall

The singer is said to be in a new relationship with his Ellie MacDowall, a 23-year-old singer, dancer, and actor. After Capaldi performed at the Brits in Feb. — and was introduced as "Sam Capaldi" by host, Mo Gilligan [4] — he attended the Universal Music afterparty at 180 The Strand with MacDowall. According to The Sun [5], the pair were seen cosying up together at the music event. A source told the outlet that the star is "in love" and "couldn't be happier", although we are eagerly awaiting a confirmation photo of them together. However, Capaldi confirmed that he's in a relationship in his April 2023 interview with BBC Radio 2.

Catherine Halliday

Back in 2020, a 23-year-old Capaldi reportedly began casually dating 21-year-old fellow Scot, Catherine Halliday. The pair were said to meet up on multiple occasions in his hometown, West Lothian, Scotland, as per The Sun [6], and even shared a meal together at Prezzo, despite his stardom status. Although the couple were said to be "very flirty" with each other, their fling didn't appear to last long.

Paige Turley

Capaldi's most publicised relationship was with Scottish singer, Paige Turley, who rose to fame in the 2020 winter series of "Love Island". He was reported to have dated Turley during their time at college in 2015, which the Islander confirmed during her time on the reality show. Turley is still in a relationship with her fellow Islander, Finn Tapp, who she won the series with. Captioning a now-deleted post on Instagram, Capaldi addressed their relationship: "I met a lady. She was very nice. I loved her. I loved the look of her and I loved how she spoke." He continued in the post, "We dated for a year-and-a-half, then she left me. Then I wrote an album about it and I still think about it every day."

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