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"Olly Murs has revealed that he has been secretly dating for over a year, in order to allow his relationship to &amp;quot;blossom&amp;quot; in privacy. Speaking to the Mirror&amp;#039;s Notebook magazine, the singer explained that he met 24-year-old Francesa Thomas at last year&amp;#039;s V Festival.  Murs is said to have spent time with the commercial property manager in Dubai and the US over the past year. &amp;quot;Now everyone knows I have a girlfriend, but being in the public eye can ruin everything,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;d be a bit different if I was dating a celebrity but I want to give this a chance to blossom - and being in the industry makes it a hundred times harder.&amp;quot;  Murs added that he hoped his fans will not be angry with his new relationship, saying: &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t think my fans will be upset - if each member of One Direction can have girlfriends and be okay, I&amp;#039;m sure I can.&amp;quot; He continued: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve been dating girls the whole time. In four years, there haven&amp;#039;t been any stories about me. &amp;quot;People even questioned my sexuality because of it.&amp;quot; Murs releases a special edition of his album Right Place Right Time today (November 25). Watch the video for new single &amp;#039;Hand on Heart&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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