Tai Hara breaks silence on pictures with Home And Away's Philippa Northeast
He made headlines last month after reports emerged that he was flirting with Home And Away co-star Philippa Northeast behind his fiancée, Fely Irvine's back.
And on Wednesday Tai Hara opened up to Daily Mail Australia about the allegations for the first time.
While attending the Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiere in Sydney, the 25-year-old said he thoughts the reports were 'humorous'.
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Breaking his silence: Tai Hara opened up to the Daily Mail Australia about THOSE flirty pictures with Home And Away co-star Philippa Northeast on Wednesday
'We [he and Fely] were humoured at it,' he said before explaining the pair have learnt how to ignore 'rumours'.
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Share 242 shares'Rumours are rumours...people are going to write what they want to write so I think as long as we know [the truth], nothing else really matters.'
He went on to add: 'You have to be able to just laugh it off'.
Headlines: According to an Australian magazine, the pair put on a 'flirty' display while they attended Stakes Day in Melbourne last month (pictured)
Funny side: The 25-year-old said he was 'humoured' by the headlines and that he and fiancée Fely (pictured) were able to 'laugh it off'
But while Tai has kept tight lipped about the headlines over the last month, Fely made it public knowledge early on that her partner and Philippa were simply just pals.
The 26-year-old shared an image of her and Tai with Philippa and her partner Isaac on social media.
She captioned the foursome photo: 'Look at the chemistry between fely and isaac" lol’.
In November Woman's Day magazine published an article suggesting that Tai and Phillipa put on a 'flirty' display while they attended Stakes Day in Melbourne together.
The report read: ‘Tai and Philippa have always had a really close friendship.
Sense of humour: Just days after the report was published in November, Fely took to social media to share an image of her and Tai with the Home And Away actress with the caption 'Look at the chemistry'
Future: Meanwhile, with the headlines behind them, Tai said he is excited to share a 'white Christmas' with his fiancée in Ireland before they settle on a date for their big day
‘Tai spends more time on set with Phillippa than he does at home with his fiancée Fely. They’re very close.’
Meanwhile, with the headlines behind them, Tai said he is excited to share a 'white Christmas' with his fiancée in Ireland before they settle on a date for their big day.
'Right now we are just happy being engaged because it is a pretty amazing time in our lives so we haven't set a date just yet,' he told DMA.
The hunk explained that they were taking it slow because 'it is only once you get to call someone your fiancée'.
Shiny thing: The pair have been engaged since late January 2015
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