Critics of their romance assumed they were only pretending to be a couple in order to increase ratings for their show The Voice, but now that sweeps are over, it appears Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani's romance may actually be for real.

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Despite sweeps being over the two are still showcasing lots of PDA on the show's set, .and Stefani even recently shared a photo on Twitter which shows Shelton playfully biting his girlfriend's shoulder, while they're flanked by fellow judges Adam Levine and Pharrell.

The image isn't the first which shows the couple's on-set PDA, and it seems as though they've only continued to grow in their romance-proving it wasn't for the cameras only after all.

Blake Shelton Jokes About Facetiming Gwen Stefani

The two were also caught keeping in touch with one another over Thanksgiving weekend, which they celebrated separately.

While Stefani walked around and took her sons to Disneyland over the holiday weekend, she was caught Facetiming her new beau--and a photo of the two chatting went viral.

Shelton even joked about the photo to Access Hollywood, saying he looks forward to the day where that photo is caught again and he is doing something more embarrassing.

"Wow, these people are good, but I'm always looking forward to the look on my face," he said at the time. "So whatever's on her phone, on her screen, like my eyes are closed or I'm drooling or picking my nose or something...and then it ends up on y'alls show here. If you ever want a picture of me picking my nose just tell me I'll do it."

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