While the untimely death of Barb had us all wanting justice and a comeback in Season 2 of hit the Netflix sci-fi drama, our attention has now been diverted to the rumoured romance of Stranger Things actors Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton, who play Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Byers, respectively.

Sorry, Barbs. You've had your time.

On Monday, the pair were spotted flying out of LAX together, further fueling gossip that they are having a relationship off camera. The former Comanechi drummer walked alongside his rumoured girlfriend, putting his arm around her shoulders to protect her from the paparazzi, who were keen to snap a shot of the two of them.

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The news comes months after Stranger Things fans watched Heaton's character basically get pied in the face by Nancy who, in the end, chose Walnut-whip hair styled bafoon, Steve Harrington, in the final episode.

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This isn't the first time the rumour mill has been sent into overdrive concerning the pair's close relationship, with the 22-year-old English actor (yes, Charlie Heaton is a Brit) recently posting a picture of himself wearing the NYU student's shoes.

He captioned the age: '@nattyiceofficial Need my converse back!'

They've also been spotted wearing coordinating Wizard of Oz Halloween costumes and jetted off to Spain together for a holiday last September.

However, Steve fans will be quick to point out that Heaton and Dyer are, in fact part of a tight-knit trio with Joe Kerry, who plays Harrington, and are inseparable at red carpet events together, most recently at the 2017 Golden Globes on Sunday.

'[Charlie, Joe, and I] spent a lot of time together off-set,' Natalia revealed to Harper's Bazaar in September.

Well, Nancy might have chosen Steve at the end of Season One but we all know Jonathan is the real winner here.

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