gave their rumoured boyfriend Christian Cowan a kiss in the streets of NYC on Sunday.
The hitmaker, 31, was then seen hugging their close pal and collaborator as the group celebrated in Manhattan.
Sam cut a trendy figure in denim cut-off shorts and cowboy boots while their beau rocked a cowboy hat.
Popstar Kim, 30, was sporting a big smile as she hugged Sam and was wearing a fab floral miniskirt.
It comes that she felt protective of her bestie Sam when they fell under a  of criticism for their stage outfits during performances of their number one hit Unholy.Â
Last year, the duo set the charts on fire with their monster hit, which spent four weeks at number one in the UK.Â
Fans loved the song and it soundtracked many a video for months, but there was a pocket of people who imagery and , notably at the Grammy and Brit Awards.
‘It was an incredible journey truly, I had so much fun with Sam and I think we together felt very strong on stage and gave each other lots of confidence,’ Kim shared.
She continued: ‘I feel like I’ve learned a lot from Sam regarding how to handle media and people commenting on your appearance, looks, your body. People were really harsh to Sam but I was very impressed to see how Sam handled all of that and didn’t let it get close.
‘It’s so tough sometimes, you go through comments or press stuff and you’re like, oh my God everyone hates me. But give it a few hours, touch grass and breathe and let it go by.’Â
Kim then went on to support Sam’s latest single with Madonna, titled Vulgar, and showed love for their tour.
‘They’re just a really truly talented, gifted artist who really writes and cares about the music. I love working with those kinds of artists,’ she said of her pal.Â
Metro.co.uk has reached out to Sam’s reps for comment.
