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Seamus Duff

Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick 'dating British Bollywood star Amy Jackson'

Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick has found new love just in time for Valentine’s Day after falling for British Bollywood star Amy Jackson.

The 34-year-old TV star and the 30-year-old actress – who was born on the Isle of Man and has starred in a string of films in India – have been secretly dating for the past two months.

The pair met at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival last December where they were spotted chatting together at a screening during the closing ceremony.

The pair are said to have been taking time to get to know each other and are navigating their romance alongside their busy work schedules.

Ed Westwick and Amy Jackson have been dating since meeting at a film festival last year (Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)

A source told The Sun on Sunday: “Ed and Amy are a really good match. They hit it off straight away.

“Both like to have fun and are career-driven. They’re enjoying getting to know each other for now.”

Amy was previously in a relationship with hotelier George Panayiotou and they became engaged in January 2019 and welcomed a son that September.

However, the pair broke off their engagement last summer.

Amy is a star in a string of Bollywood films (PA)
Ed split with his last girlfriend, Tamara Francescon, last August (Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)

Meanwhile, Ed was previously dating South African model and influencer Tamara Francesconi – but they broke up last August after two years of dating.

Back when they were dating, however, 25-year-old Tamara revealed the surprising way she met Ed, and gave details of their incredibly romantic first date.

She told fans during an Instagram Stories Q&A: "Going to answer this first because it's my most asked question, and probably the reason a lot of you follow me.

"He direct messaged me out of the blue saying hi and I nearly fell off my chair, we then chatted for a while and he asked me on a date, which I assumed would be a dinner.

"Instead he took me to a butterfly sanctuary in Mayfair, we thereafter spent the whole day exploring London together, and the rest is history."

She also went on to confess that she was a huge fan of Gossip Girl and thinks her obsession with the show subconsciously attracted Ed to her.

Tamara previously shared details of her relationship with Ed back when they were together (Instagram)

She said: "Okay here's the tea… I was the biggest Gossip Girl fan known to man, I watched it religiously twice a year and I swear to god I manifested him actually in my life.

"It was actually so funny though because when I first started dating him, my whole group of friends we're super into Gossip Girl and more particularly my friend Annie.

"When I first started dating him I had to sit her down and apologise to her, because she was so insulted.. like how dare I she had dibs on him!"

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