Life’s a beach! Tyler Blackburn cozied up with his new girlfriend Lauren Hoover while on vacation in Maui with Pretty Little Liars costars Shay Mitchell and ex-fling Ashley Benson on July 5.
The actor shared a selfie on a boat with Hoover on July 4, revealing her identity for the first time with the caption being just her Instagram handle “@lolohoovs.”
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The following day, wearing teal swim trunks, the actor gave his bikini clad girlfriend a kiss while paddleboarding. A source tells Us Weekly Hoover and Blackburn are “dating and having fun” adding the blonde, who resembles his ex-fling and costar Benson, recently moved to Los Angeles and is “a lot of fun” and a “total free spirit.” (Benson and Blackburn, who played on-screen lovers Hannah and Caleb on PLL, briefly dated in 2013 while Benson was on a break with longtime boyfriend Ryan Good.)
Blackburn proved there are no hard feelings between Benson and he, sharing a snap of all three ladies tanning next to one another in their bikinis on July 1 with the caption “Vacation” along with an emoji checkmark. The group also enjoyed each other’s company, playing in the ocean together.
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Benson was joined by boyfriend Ryan Good on the vacay. The actress shared a pic on Independence Day of herself and Justin Bieber‘s “swagger coach” in front of a gorgeous sunset.
On July 6, the actress wrote, “Had such a great vacation at @andazmaui,” thanking the Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort, where the group stayed for over a week.