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Australian Idol star Casey Donovan found love with girlfriend Renee Sharples during Victoria's lockdown last year.
The 32-year-old singer met Renee, a lecturer in paramedicine, on dating app Bumble and the pair set up video dates on Zoom.
'I was nervous and excited to make a connection with Renee, and when we finally connected her banter was great and she seemed very lovely,' Casey told Woman's Day.
'I could not be happier': Australian Idol's Casey Donovan has found love with girlfriend Renee Sharples, after her six-year catfishing nightmare. Pictured together in Melbourne on March 4
'When I logged into our first Zoom date and saw that Renee had set it up in a café, it was so sweet... [It was] even better when she asked me what kind of coffee I wanted,' she added.
Renee admitted that she recognised Casey