Nick Viall and his new girlfriend Natalie Joy head out for a hike at Runyon Canyon

Just days after making their relationship official on Instagram, Nick Viall and Natalie Joy took a little stroll on Monday.

Viall, 40, had been linked to Joy, a certified surgical technologist, since September, though they were spotted out in public together earlier in January.

The couple made it Instagram official last week with Joy getting close to Viall while he played a virtual reality game.

Viall was spotted wearing a grey t-shirt under a brown and white flannel shirt as he took a stroll with his new girlfriend.

He stayed safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic with a multi-colored face mask covering his mouth and nose, along with a black Bass Pro Shops hat. 

The reality star completed his look with black pants and white Nike Air Jordan hi-top  sneakers for his afternoon stroll.

Joy was spotted wearing a thick olive green sweatshirt, which she started to remove on her walk with Viall.

She had on a royal blue sports bra under the sweatshirt, with black stretch pants with her hair tied back into a pony tail.

Viall’s new girlfriend completed her look with a black face mask, white Nike socks and brown Asics running shoes. 

There was speculation that Viall and Joy were dating all the way back in September 2019, when he first started liking her Instagram posts. 

Fans noticed Viall liked another Instagram post in September 2020, when fans noticed the pool in the background look like Viall’s pool.

They were spotted in public for the first time together last week, before they made the relationship official on Instagram. 

Viall, a native of Waukesha, Wisconsin, was first thrust into the public eye when he appeared on Andi Dorfmann’s season of The Bachelorette in 2014.

He returned in the third season of Bachelor in Paradise before he was chosen as The Bachelor in the 21st season.

He also showed off his moves in ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, teaming with pro dancer Peta Murgatroyd, though they were eliminated in seventh place.