Come here, you: Christine can't resist another kiss with her footballer beauThey've been very careful not to be seen engaging in any public displays of affection, not even holding hands.
But Christine Bleakley and Frank Lampard threw caution to the wind today when they shared their very first public kiss.
The couple were snapped puckering up at a hotel in Sardinia where they have joined Jamie and Louise Redknapp on holiday.
First public kiss: Christine and Frank are oblivious to everyone else as they share a kiss on the first day of their Italian holidayIf her status as Frank's girlfriend needed any more establishing, then this shot proves that Christine has more than secured her man.
The couple had a glass of wine and a spot of lunch at the plush resort on the island of Sardinia and were seen laughing and joking before they leaned in for a kiss.
Then it was off to meet the Redknapps, and judging by the warm greeting that Bleakley was given, she has been welcomed with open arms into the footballing family
Basking: Christine Bleakley and Frank Lampard lie side-by-side in the sun as they enjoy their first holiday together in Sardinia
Summer loving: Christine looks content and in love as she throws back her head and laughs at Frank's jokeAfter the couples swapped greeting, Lampard and Bleakley then stripped down to their swimwear for a spot of sunbathing by the pool.
Frank, 32, is cousin to former Liverpool and Tottenham player Jamie Redknapp, 37, whose father is Harry, 63, Spurs's current boss.
Frank's father Frank Sr, 61, is Harry's brother-in-law, and was married to Harry's wife Sandra's sister Pat, who died aged 58 in April 2008 following a long battle with cancer
Bit sunburnt Frank: The Chelsea footballer's back looks a bit red as he enjoys a dip in the pool with Christine
Red hot: Christine gives photographers a glimpse of her rarely seen bikini bodyThey are a very close-knit family so it's good news for Christine that she has been accepted into the fold.
And it's just as well that she gets on with Louise as she may be in need of some female company.
If she's sick of hearing about football, then she may want to make a girlie escape with the former pop star.
Wakey wakey: Lampard tries to rouse his girlfriend as she dozes off in her sunlounger
Girl talk: Louise Redknapp talks to Christine as she strips off her patterned kaftan to reveal her red bikini
WAG tips: Louise, who has been married to Jamie for 12 years, may well have plenty of advice for Bleakley in the notoriously bitchy world of the WAGsBecause being such a huge football family, no doubt Jamie and Frank may want to spend some time dissecting the World Cup - and the upcoming football season.
She already established herself as a proper WAG when she travelled to South Africa to support Frank and the England team in their game against Germany last Sunday.
And she was on board the official England plane that brought the dejected players back to Heathrow after they were knocked out.
Hanging out: Frank chats to his cousin Jamie Redknapp and another friend by the poolYesterday, she flashed a ring to the cameras which was on her wedding finger as she and Frank left his London flat, but her agent denied they were engaged, insisting it is a ring she wears all the time which she swaps between hands.
Lampard and Bleakley have been dating since October last year after meeting at the Pride of Britain Awards.
Cool down: Frank looked thrilled to be chilling out in the pool after his disappointing weekend in South Africa
Welcome to the family! Christine Bleakley is given a warm greeting by Louise Redknapp as her husband Jamie shakes his cousin Frank Lampard's handsource: dailymail