Could sparks be flying betweenChelsea HandlerandRalph Fiennes?
The comedian and author, 50, and the Oscar nominee, 62, were spotted arm-in-arm outside this year’sVanity FairOscarsparty late Sunday night. The unlikely duo appeared to be chatting and laughing as they left the soirée together.
Handler wore a metallic silver strapless gown and gold pointed-toe pumps, while Fiennes kept things classic with a wide-lapeled black suit and matching bowtie.
Reps for Handler and Fiennes did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The iconic Oscars after-party was not the first awards season event where Handler and theConclavestar’s paths crossed. At the Feb. 7Critics Choice Awards, which saw the comedian hosting for the third consecutive year, she jokingly noted that Fiennes has “played a ruthless Nazi, an evil lord [Voldemort] and a celibate cardinal, and somehow you’ve made me want to have sex with you in all roles… I’m begging you never play Vladimir Putin. I can’t do that again.”
Ralph Fiennes and Chelsea Handler at the Critics Choice Awards on Feb. 7.E!
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Fiennes was married to actress Alex Kingston from 1993 to 1997, and was linked to actress Francesca Annis afterward. Handler has onlydropped hintsabout her dating life since her 2022splitwith fellow comedianJo Koy.
Chelsea Handler and Ralph Fiennes.Neilson Barnard/Getty; JC Olivera/WWD/Getty
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Inside Sunday night’sVanity Fairparty at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Handler was photographed alongside a starry list of friends:Paris Hilton,Rita Ora,Leslie Bibb,Catherine O’Hara,Ken Jeong,Monica LewinskyandKatie Couric.
Fiennes, meanwhile, posed for shots withPatricia ClarksonandVanity Faireditor-in-chief Radhika Jones. The British actor was in good spirits celebrating his Best Actor Oscar nomination forConclave.
source: people.com
