Jack Grealish celebrated his 26th birthday with his girlfriend Sasha Attwood and friends with a night out in Manchester on Saturday. 

There had been speculation that the couple had broken up after he was seen with Love Island's Ellie Brown on a night out, but they continued to quash those rumours as they walked into a restaurant together. 

The rumours came about when Jack had also reportedly liked one of Love Island's Lillie Haynes' photos before being 'spotted' on the celebrity dating app Raya and apparently slid into Natalia Zoppa's DMs.

However Sasha poured cold water on the situation when she took to Instagram on Friday to confirm the couple are still together by posting a series of loved-up shots. 

The blonde beauty, 25, took to her Instagram to share a series of cute pictures of them together, writing in the caption: 'Happy Birthday my babe, loving you always.'

The childhood sweethearts looked very stylish for the outing, with Jack opting for a yellow Dior graphic hoodie, blue jeans paired with white and yellow Nike Air Force Ones.

His hair was slicked back in his signature style while enjoying the celebratory night out. 

Sasha, meanwhile, looked stunning in a thigh skimming white dress, which put her slender pins on full display. 

The model elevated her height with heeled sandals and carried her belongings in a small handbag. 

The outing comes after Laura Whitmore sparked outrage from Twitter users when she asked Lillie whether she was dating the £100 million footballer, branding the presenter, 36, 'disrespectful' after she said to her: 'I've spotted some pictures, yes I've seen them. Jack Grealish - what's going on?' 

However, she was quick to defend herself on Instagram, writing: 'I insist everyone sees the questions before they go on air and are OK with it.'  

One person tweeted: 'How disrespectful. Jack Grealish has a girlfriend. These rumours must cause so much mental stress and heartache.'   

They added: 'How can you add fuel to the fire when it's someone's personal life. What happened to be kind?'

A second person noted: 'Bit awkward of Laura Whitmore who has pleaded for paps to leave her alone... to say to Lillie, ''We've all seen the pictures, what about Jack Grealish?'''

A third said: 'Was defo inappropriate for Laura to ask Lillie about Jack Grealish on live tv he has a girlfriend.' 

A fourth posted: 'I hope Jack Grealish's girlfriend is able to cope well with the aftermath of Laura Whitmore's disrespectful questioning. What happened to ''be kind?'''

Touching further on the questions she puts to islanders, Laura added: 'I only ask questions that are pre approved by the compliance division. A lot of meetings happen before I see the script and then I can add my voice.'