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"   While we&amp;#039;ve been getting excited about the possibility of an Ellie Goulding/Niall Horan romance, and never losing faith that an Ed Sheeran/Taylor Swift marriage was on the cards, it seems like we might have been heading up the wrong path somewhat. Ellie and Ed have been close for some time now, but it looks like things might have hit the next level for the Burn and Lego House singers, as they were spotted looking a little too cosy to be &amp;#039;just good friends&amp;#039;, whilst watching the MTV Video Music Awards last night. The pair sat hand in hand for a good portion of the evening, and whilst this could be brushed off as innocent friendship, Ed was even spotted with his hand resting on Ellie&amp;#039;s thigh at one stage. Are we the only ones who&amp;#039;d be a little freaked out if our male &amp;#039;friend&amp;#039; started getting so touchy feely? Once the pair realised they were being watched by the audience camera, they shared a quick playful hug to cover up the fact they&amp;#039;d seemingly been caught in the act. Ellie hit back at the romance rumours this afternoon, taking to Twitter to defend their friendship. With both Ellie and Ed being private people when it comes to their love lives, we&amp;#039;re not sure what to make of this. What do you think? Leave us a comment, or tweet us @CosmopolitanUK.  *NSync (including Justin Timberlake) reunite for MTV VMAs 2013 performance - WATCHMiley Cyrus twerks in nude bikini with Robin Thicke at MTV VMAs 2013Ellie Goulding speaks out about Niall Horan "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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