Rufus Sewell stepped out hand-in-hand with his new fiancée Vivian Benitez on Wednesday, as they were seen for the first time since he proposed.
The 56-year-old actor, who played love rat Jasper in the festive film The Holiday, popped the question to the 27-year-old American actress last week.
On their way to do some shopping in London, the couple looked for furniture at Soho Home in Notting Hill.
Rufus wrapped himself warmly in a dark blue wool coat, which he combined with gray jeans and elegant shoes.
Vivian – who has starred in Arsenal and Criminal Minds – looked stylish in a double-breasted trench coat.
Rufus Sewell, 56, stepped out hand-in-hand with his new fiancée Vivian Benitez, 26, on Wednesday as they were seen for the first time since he proposed
The 56-year-old actor, who played love rat Jasper in the festive film The Holiday, popped the question to the 26-year-old American actress last week
Last Wednesday, Vivian poked fun at the age difference as she celebrated her 27th birthday, a day after announcing her engagement
Underneath she wore a white sweater, brown pants and leather boots.
On Wednesday, Vivian poked fun at their age difference, a day after announcing her engagement.
Alongside the snap, Vivian wrote on Instagram: “Please tell anyone who is worried about our age difference that it's okay now – I turned 27 this morning.”
The day before, Vivian announced her happy news, sharing a picture of the couple cuddling and the beautiful diamond ring Rufus had gifted her on social media.
This is the third time Rufus has tied the knot.
In the caption, she wrote, “Till death (or continuing to walk on bath mats in his outside shoes) do us part.”
Apparently, Rufus popped the question during a romantic getaway in Rome, as Vivian shared a photo of herself in the city the day before her exciting announcement.
Numerous friends of Vivian took to the comments section of the engagement post to share their congratulations.
A family member wrote: “You guys are so good together.” This makes my heart sing. We have to plan a wedding!'
Others typed: “Oh my god!! The best couple. Congratulations you two, so much love to you both!' and “I'm so excited!!!!!” YAY!!'.
On their way to do some shopping in London, the couple looked for furniture at Soho Home in Notting Hill
When Vivian announced her happy news last week, she shared a picture of the couple cuddling as well as the beautiful diamond ring Rufus had gifted her on social media
Rufus wrapped himself warmly in a dark blue wool coat, which he combined with gray jeans and elegant shoes
Vivian – who has starred in Arsenal and Criminal Minds – looked stylish in a double-breasted trench coat
Underneath she wore a white sweater, brown pants and leather boots
Rufus famously played Kate Winslet's romantic partner in The Holiday – but his character turned out to be something of a love rat
The couple keeps their relationship relatively private, but have made a few red carpet appearances together over the years.
In 2021, they made a popular appearance at the premiere of “Old” in New York, and Rufus sometimes appears in Vivian's Instagram posts.
Rufus' first wife was his long-time girlfriend, Australian fashion journalist Yasmin Abdallah, 47.
Yasmin met Rufus in Australia when she was 19 and the couple married in 1999 when Yasmin was 23. They divorced in 2000.
Yasmin previously spoke about her short-lived marriage in an interview with Elle.
She met Rufus in a bar in Australia and after several months of dating they moved to the UK and became involved with the Primrose Hill group.
“To be honest, I don't know if I was accepted… a weird Australian-Lebanese girl with a shaved head who didn't quite fit in,” she said.
“I ended up making some bad decisions, bad business decisions, and I ended up losing the store, which was devastating for me.”
“Rufus and I were no longer together and that was pretty traumatic.” I was broken. It was a time of great loss. But it was also a time of great healing in which I undertook, dare I say it, a spiritual journey.”
The actor married his second wife, screenwriter and producer Amy Gardner, in 2004. Unfortunately, they divorced in 2006.
They are parents of a son, William Douglas. Amy married film producer Will Ricker.
Rufus also has a daughter named Lola, 10, from his relationship with Ami Komai.
It's a busy time for the actor, who will play Prince Andrew in a new adaptation of Newsnight's bombshell Interview with the Duke.
But the heartthrob will reportedly wear facial prosthetics to make him look “less handsome” for his role in the show, which is the story behind Newsnight's interview with Andrew.
In the adaptation, titled Scoop, Gillian Anderson will portray Emily Maitlis, who grilled Andrew in the 2019 interview over his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The film is based on the book Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC's Most Shocking Interviews, former BBC producer Sam's account of how she gained access to Andrew for the infamous interview, which aired in November 2019.
In 2021, the couple put on a lovey-dovey show at the premiere of Old in New York, and Rufus sometimes appears in Vivian's Instagram posts (pictured together on his birthday in 2021).
It's a busy time for the actor (left), who will star as Prince Andrew (right) in a new adaptation of Newsnight's bombshell interview. He will reportedly wear facial prosthetics
The role couldn't be further from the brooding Lord Melbourne in the ITV hit series Victoria.
The actor told This Morning he had no idea how popular his portrayal of the British prime minister would be in the series, which starred Jenna Coleman as Melbourne's monarch.
“I was in America when it came out, I spoke to Jenna to see what was going on, it surprised me,” he explained.
“At my age, it’s quite nice to be objectified!” After complaining about it for years, I said, “Thank you!”