'I'm happier than ever': Australian rapper The Kid Laroi, 17, shares gushing tribute to his TikTok star girlfriend Katarina Deme as the pair celebrate their one-year anniversary
Australian rapper The Kid Laroi is celebrating a milestone one-year anniversary with his TikTok star girlfriend Katarina Deme.
On Sunday, the 17-year-old shared a sweet tribute to his other half on Instagram, confirming he is 'happier than ever' alongside photographs of the pair spending quality time together.
'One year with you and I'm happier than ever. Time flies kid...' Laroi, whose real name is Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard, captioned the post.
Love: Australian rapper The Kid Laroi is celebrating a milestone one-year anniversary with his TikTok star girlfriend Katarina Deme
Katarina, 17, replied 'I love youuuuuu,' in the comments section, before sharing the same images on her own page.
She captioned the photos: 'Celebrating one year with you...'
Laroi spoke to The Kyle & Jackie O Show in February about his romance with Katarina, revealing they'd met through mutual friends.
Host Jackie 'O' Henderson branded Katarina 'the most beautiful girl I've ever seen', prompting Laroi to laugh and add: 'I agree!'
The Indigenous star added that he never expected to fall in love so young, but did so shortly after relocating from Sydney to Los Angeles - where Katarina is based.
Adorable: 'One year with you and I'm happier than ever. Time flies kid...' Laroi, whose real name is Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard, captioned the post, to which she replied: 'I love youuuuu,'
Pretty: In February, radio host Jackie 'O' Henderson recently described model Katarina as 'the most beautiful girl I've ever seen', and the young rapper wholeheartedly agreed
'Around the time that I met her, I just put out the whole F*ck Love project and was not in the vibe of love,' he said.
'But I guess... you can't control some of that type of stuff. It was so ironic.'
Radio presenter Kyle Sandilands added: 'Once again it's proven that when you're not looking, love comes along at the strangest time.'
'100 per cent, I agree,' Laroi replied.
Love story: Laroi spoke to The Kyle & Jackie O Show in February about his blossoming romance with Katarina, revealing they'd met through mutual friends
Laroi and Katarina have shared several loved-up snaps of themselves on Instagram, with the first image being uploaded earlier in the year.
Alongside the photo of the pair cuddled up together, the rapper wrote: 'I know I said f**k love but... @katarina.deme.'
His heartwarming post comes just weeks after Laroi landed his first number No. 1 single on Australia's ARIA charts with his collaboration with Justin Bieber, titled Stay.
It's another major career milestone for Laroi, who also recently made history as the youngest solo artist to top the Australian album charts.
Top spot! His heartwarming post comes just weeks after Laroi landed his first number No. 1 single on Australia's ARIA charts with his collaboration with Justin Bieber, titled Stay