‘Staged’ photos, separate bedrooms and ‘distance’ from his mother: As Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz fail to convince some fans OLIVIA KEMP reveals what’s really going on with their ‘showmance’

When Zoe Kravitz stepped out in New York in April with a $1million diamond engagement ring, after less than a year of dating Harry Styles, there was no shortage of scepticism from fans.Was it all moving rather too fast? Were they really compatible? And, perhaps most persistently of all, was it just a rather glamorous showmance?The questions were, perhaps, understandable.A British pop superstar from a small town in Cheshire who has spent years fiercely guarding his private life. An American actress and the daughter of rock royalty, born in to the world of celebrity in Los Angeles. Two celebrity histories littered with famous exes – and an apparent whirlwind romance.But given the scenes that have unfolded over the past fortnight, the sceptics may finally be proved wrong.Because the most convincing evidence yet that Harry and Zoe are the real deal has not come in the form of a carefully choreographed red-carpet appearance or a public declaration of love.Instead, it has come from something far more revealing: the way they behave in the quieter moments when no one appears to be watching.Night after night during Harry’s Wembley Stadium residency, Zoe has been a constant presence – not hidden away backstage, or watching from a private hospitality suite. Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz are fiercely private, increasingly health-conscious and seeking a quieter existence away from the chaos that once defined their lives Last week, the couple were photographed basking in London’s heatwave on Hampstead Heath during a precious few hours away from Harry’s performances The singer was pictured closing his eyes and resting his head in his fiancée’s lap while she gently stroked his hairInstead, she has been right in the thick of it.The Batman actress, 37, has repeatedly been spotted in the pit among thousands of fans, dancing, singing along and happily chatting to fellow concert goers.Videos circulating online show her singing every lyric, throwing her hands in the air and embracing the experience with the enthusiasm of someone who is there for one reason only: to support the man she loves.At several points during the shows, eagle-eyed fans have even captured Harry, 32, glancing down towards the pit where Zoe was standing with a distinct ‘sparkle’ in his eye whenever he spotted her in the crowd.As one fan observed: ‘I love so much that she always wants to enjoy the show like it’s meant to be enjoyed, in a crowd, and not in the VIP box.’And then there were Zoe’s interactions with her fiancé’s family that have quelled many fans’ earlier doubts.Back in April, it was reported that Harry’s mother, Anne Twist, did not follow Zoe on Instagram, prompting questions about whether the actress had truly been embraced by the singer’s famously close-knit family.And while Anne still does not ‘follow’ Zoe on social media, the scenes at Wembley tell a rather different story about how close mum and future daughter-in-law are. Fans captured footage of Harry’s mum Anne Twist warmly embracing Zoe, dancing alongside her and standing arm in armOn the tour’s opening night in London, fans captured footage of Anne warmly embracing Zoe, dancing alongside her and standing arm in arm while the pair watched Harry perform.Meanwhile, Harry’s sister, Gemma, 35, has also been filmed hugging the actress and affectionately greeting her.For Harry’s devoted fanbase, these are significant moments.The Styles family have long been viewed as the singer’s fiercely protective inner circle, and the affectionate scenes playing out at Wembley have left many fans convinced that Zoe has been wholeheartedly welcomed into the fold.Then came the picnic.Last week, the couple were photographed basking in London’s heatwave on Hampstead Heath during a precious few hours away from Harry’s performances.Harry was pictured closing his eyes and resting his head in his fiancée’s lap while she gently stroked his hair. The picture of domestic bliss, it seemed to be the moment that might put lingering rumours about their relationship to rest.Although not everyone was convinced, of course.Some commentators even suggested the loved-up scenes on the Heath were ‘staged’ for the cameras.Others pointed to reports made earlier this year that, during one of Zoe’s visits to London, she stayed in a hotel rather than at Harry’s north London home.But the truth is that the theories about their relationship being an elaborate publicity exercise never entirely made sense.Harry, after all, has spent much of the past decade retreating from the public pressures that so often surround celebrity relationships.Increasingly private, he rarely discusses his romantic life and has become markedly more guarded.Once known as a party boy, Harry has now given up booze, meat, smoking and even going out. Zoe, the daughter of rock star Lenny Kravitz, 62, and actress Lisa Bonet, 58, best known for the Cosby Show, has spent her life moving effortlessly within Hollywood’s most established circles Harry’s rise was altogether different – from a small-town upbringing in Holmes Chapel to global fame that began on the X Factor in 2010 Friends attribute the shift in his behaviour to his relationship with Zoe.A steadying influence, she has spoken openly about her own experiences with sobriety and is said to have encouraged Harry to adopt a more ‘intentional’ lifestyle rooted in fitness, self-care practices and meditation.Many fans also speculated about how their relationship could work, with the stars coming from such different worlds.While Zoe, the daughter of rock star Lenny Kravitz, 62, and actress Lisa Bonet, 58, best known for the Cosby Show, has spent her life moving effortlessly within Hollywood’s most established circles, Harry’s rise was altogether different – from a small-town upbringing in Holmes Chapel, to global fame that began on the X Factor in 2010.Yet despite their different paths, both appear to have arrived at remarkably similar places: fiercely private, increasingly health-conscious and seeking a quieter existence away from the chaos that once defined their lives.And that is perhaps why the Hampstead Heath photographs landed with such force.Because the couple in the photo didn’t look like one of the world’s biggest pop stars or the daughter of rock royalty.They simply looked like a man lying with his head in his fiancée’s lap while she absent-mindedly stroked his hair at peace with each other and the world. In an industry built on spectacle, it looked wonderfully ordinary.So if the diamond ring or Zoe’s support in the pit at Wembley stadium didn’t do it, then surely that picnic on the Heath is the most convincing proof of all that this couple are the real deal.