AFL young gun Sam Durham has confirmed his relationship with well-known Melbourne model Paris Bishop.

The 22-year-old Essendon player revealed the two young lovers are in the early stages of their relationship but have had their eyes on one another.

“We are still pretty fresh, but we have been seeing each other for a while,” he told the Herald Sun.

The pair made their public debut together on Monday when they stepped out for a date night at the movies.

Bishop is a model with Chadwick Models and regularly posts updates of her glamourous life and paid promotions with popular fashion and jewellery brands.