Dating rumors about Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy continue to swirl even though both stars had previously denied that they were an item.
The rumored couple was spotted having some serious PDA at the Casamigos Halloween party in Beverly Hills on Oct. 24, and was even photographed kissing in front of everyone, Hollywood Life reported.
Speculations that the two are hooking up was further fueled after the "Pretty Little Liars" actress - who just turned 26 Thursday, Oct. 30 - recently posted an Instagram photo of her hugging Chmerkovskiy at her birthday party. "Birthday shenanigans with @iamvalc #teamjanelskiy," she captioned the snap.
"They are hooking up and casually dating," a source told Hollywood Life. "Nothing serious but they are super into each other and are just taking the time to enjoy each other's company!"
Parrish recently ended her relationship with actor Payson Lewis after a year and a half of dating, and the 28-year-old a Ukrainian professional dancer has reportedly been happy to be a shoulder to cry on for Parrish.
"Val is there for Janel for whatever she needs and if she wants to talk about her past relationship, he'll listen. But they don't really talk about it," another tipster told Hollywood Life. "He doesn't pay attention to it at all. Plus, he doesn't think he was the reason for the breakup."
Despite the ongoing dating rumors about the two, a rep for Chmerkovskiy told RumorFix that "Val is not dating Janel." "These dating rumors are totally made up. It is completely untrue," the rep added.
Parrish also addressed the rumors on her blog post for People, writing, "As far as the rumors of romance between Val and me, I just want people to focus on the dancing that we do and the hard work that we do. I appreciate that people see that we have chemistry."
Also, during their recent appearance on "Access Hollywood," Parrish and Chmerkovskiy both claimed that they are not dating each other. Parrish even said that she had had no romantic feelings for her partner. But the hunky dancer did mention that he had romantic feelings for the actress.