Lupita Nyong'o and Joshua Jackson appear to confirm romance as pair hold hands

07 December 2023 , 04:03

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Lupita Nyong'o and Joshua Jackson seen hand in hand (Image: Getty Images)

Actors Lupita Nyong'o and Joshua Jackson were seen hand in hand, seemingly confirming their romance.

The duo were seen looking extremely close as they strolled through Joshua Tree National Park, located in San Bernardino County, California. In pictures obtained by the Daily Mail, Lupita is seen wearing a white shirt saying, 'It's Okay to Cry', with checkered sleeves, a lime-green beanie and yellow trousers.

Joshua meanwhile donned a white shirt, with brown trousers. Both were covering their eyes with oversized shades. Lupita beamed as she and Joshua exchanged words.

The new couple were also seen leaving Erewhon Market in Los Angeles on Tuesday and outside a convenience store, according to TMZ. Lupita was wearing a floral sweatshirt, wide-leg trousers and a baseball cap, while Joshua was seen in a white sweatshirt and jeans.

Lupita Nyong'o and Joshua Jackson seen holding hands (Getty Images for Academy Museum)

Lupita Nyong'o and Joshua Jackson fuel to dating rumors (WireImage)

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The Oscar-winning actress, 40, sparked dating rumours with the Dawson’s Creek star, 45, when the couple were spotted getting close at a Janelle Monae party in California around October. The two were seen with a large group of friends and spent the evening chatting, laughing and dancing together.

Both of the pair have recently gone through publicised breakups, with Joshua breaking things off from fellow actor Jodie Turner Smith earlier this year.

Lupita Nyong'o and Joshua Jackson seen together (Variety via Getty Images)

She then filed for divorce in October, citing “irreconcilable differences” in papers filed at a Los Angeles court. It came after the couple celebrated their four-year anniversary in August. They share a daughter, Juno, three.

Days after the news, Joshua was seen with Lupita. Lupita also confirmed her breakup from her boyfriend, Selema Masekala around the same time. The Black Panther star shared an emotional statement on social media as she described how she needed to “publicly dissociate myself from someone I can no longer trust”.

She wrote: "I find myself in a season of heartbreak because of a love suddenly and devastatingly extinguished by deception." She continued, "I am reminded that the magnitude of the pain I am feeling is equal to the measure of my capacity for love. And so, I am choosing to face the pain, cultivating the courage to meet my life exactly as it is, and trusting that this too shall pass."

Neither Nyongo or Jackson are yet to confirm if they are dating.

Jailene Cuevas