Big Brother alums Makensy Manbeck and Matt Hardeman have announced that they are officially dating.
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"In case the soft launches weren't enough, here's a hard launch," the couple wrote in a joint post, referencing their previous subtle attempts to show fans they're an item.
Makensy and Matt set their post to "Yours" by Russell Dickerson, and they added the following hashtags: "#bb26 #bbmj #bbmatt #bigbrother #cbs #showmance #hardlaunch #relationships #mm @bigbrothercbs."
Matt uploaded the hard launch via Instagram Stories as well and gushed of his girlfriend, "Hiding my feelings for this girl was just getting old... Worth the wait."
The couple shared photos of them kissing, embracing and taking selfies. A video also showed Matt giving Makensy a flower as they enjoyed time outside together.
Matt and Makensy sparked up flirtatious banter while they were competing on Big Brother's 26th season earlier this year, and they teamed up as allies in a "Barber Shop" alliance.
Following a dispute with the season's first Head of Household, Angela Murray, Matt was evicted from the Big Brother house during the show's July 25 episode, leaving Makensy crying in the house and missing him.
Following his July eviction from Big Brother, Matt revealed if he thought his relationship with Makensy could turn into something romantic once they both returned to the real world together.
For starters, Matt said his flirtation with Makensy "absolutely" could have turned into a showmance had he stayed in the game longer during an interview with Us Weekly.
"I think me and Makensy, on paper, are like peas and carrots," Matt gushed to the magazine.
"We even found out we were almost at the same concert days before we both entered into this [Big Brother casting] process and experience. Both of our lives align, our values and what we want."
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The sales representative from Georgia therefore teased, "I don't think our story's over."
Makensy made it all the way to Big Brother's Season 26 finale in October. She won the final Head of Household competition and chose to take Chelsie Baham to the end, but Chelsie ended up winning in a unanimous 7-0 jury vote.
When Matt and Makensy were in the Big Brother house together, they slept in beds that were right next to each other, and the pair was often caught on-camera talking late into the night.
Makensy shared in the Diary Room how Matt was "sweet and kind," and she said she loved getting to know him better. Makensy even teased viewers that they should "stay tuned" to see what could happen next.
Makensy and Matt, however, didn't get a chance to spark a love connection in the Big Brother house given Matt was the first person evicted through an 8-3 vote instead of his pal Kenney Kelley.
When Matt exited the Big Brother house, Makensy -- who has "America's Veto" superpower that she briefly considered using on Matt -- broke down into tears and hugged her friend Leah Peters for comfort.
Angela was essentially responsible for Matt's eviction, and so Makensy planned to gun for her as soon as possible.
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Makensy revealed to the cameras how she was going to fight hard and seek revenge on Angela and hopefully send her packing.
"I want to make it right for Matt," Makensy shared with the Big Brother cameras.
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