Barbara Palvin strokes Justin Bieber's face at Cannes yacht party

They were rumoured to be dating after the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in November 2012, and were even seen going to see the Lion King onstage together.

But at the time, Barbara Palvin insisted there was ‘nothing going on’ between herself and Justin Bieber.

Whether or not that was true back then, fast forward a year and a half and the model will have a hard time saying they’re still just friends.

Intense: Justin Bieber and Barbara Palvin chatted intimately, and she was even spotted touching his face

Barbara was spotted intimately stroking the singer’s face when the pair, who are both 20, ran into each other at Roberto Cavalli’s yacht party on Wednesday.

The Hungarian born beauty placed a hand on the back of Justin’s head and ran her thumb over his cheek as they caught up at the bash, held in celebration of the Cannes Film Festival.

In turn, he appeared to have a hand on her waist while she whispered in his ear.

Sweet nothings: The model was also spotted whispering into the singer's ear during Roberto Cavalli's yacht bash

The look of love? The pair certainly looked rather close as they chatted away onboard the yacht

Just the two of us: The two stars were enjoying an intimate moment, even though they were surrounded by people

And perhaps the rendezvous in the South of France would explain why Justin left the party looking like the cat that got the cream.

The Beauty And A Beat hit-maker couldn’t wipe the grin off his face, and even shrugged mischievously, as he made his way off the boat.

Justin was wearing a white sports shirt, black shorts and grey loafers, and slipped on a denim jacket with cosy black sleeves when he got a little chilly.

Barbara on the other hand looked very glamorous in a floor-sweeping silk silver dress with a low-cut and intricate beading, and kicked off her heels to go barefoot.