Tim Burton and Monica Bellucci step out after confirming romance

Tim Burton, 64, and Monica Bellucci, 58, hold hands during a date night in London as they’re seen for the first time since confirming their romance

Tim Burton and Monica Bellucci held hands on date night in London, on Saturday.

The film director, 64, and the Italian actress, 58, put on a loved-up display while leaving a restaurant in the capital.

The outing marks the first time the loved-up couple have been seen together since confirming their romance. 

Tim looked dapper, keeping things simple in a sleek all-black ensemble, comprising a tailored suit and open-collared shirt.

Monica perfectly coordinated her outfit, wearing a plunging top with her own black trouser suit, which boasted sexy side splits to show off her animal print wedges.

Cute couple alert! Tim Burton, 64, and Monica Bellucci, 58, held hands on date night in London, on Saturday

Dapper: Tim looked dapper, keeping things simple in a sleek all-black ensemble, comprising a tailored suit and open-collared shirt

Stylish: Monica perfectly coordinated her outfit, wearing a plunging top with her own black trouser suit, which boasted sexy side splits to show off her animal print wedges

They had been secretly dating for months, but Monica finally confirmed their relationship in an interview with Elle France.

The Italian actress professed her love for the filmmaker months after they were first linked.

‘What I can say… I’m glad I met the man, first of all,’ she said. ‘It’s one of those encounters that rarely happens in life… I know the man, I love him, and now I’m going to meet the director, another adventure begins.’

The model has been shooting Beetlejuice 2 with Burton in London as of late, and gushed about the filmmaker’s vision. 

‘I love Tim,’ she continued. ‘And I have great respect for Tim Burton.’

Speaking of his work she said: ‘I love this dream world where the monsters are kind, like we can turn our darker aspects into something bright, forgiving. Tim Burton’s films talk about that a lot.’

Monica and Tim first met 16 years ago but are said to have started dating after seeing one another at the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon in October.

News of their romance emerged in February, when Paris Match wrote that the couple ‘briefly met on the steps of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes in 2006, but it was only sixteen years later, behind the scenes of another festival, that they got closer.’

Close: The couple strolled along hand-in-hand

Iconic: The talented filmmaker sported his trademarked pair of glasses

Affection: Tim held Monica’s arm as they sat in the back of their chauffeur driven car

Happy: Monica smiled contentedly as she sat next to her beau following dinner in London

Stepping out together: The outing marks the first time the loved-up couple have been seen together since confirming their romance

It’s love! They had been secretly dating for months, but Monica finally confirmed their relationship in an interview with Elle France just days ago

Sweet: ‘It’s one of those encounters that rarely happens in life… I know the man, I love him, and now I’m going to meet the director, another adventure begins,’ gushed Monica

Monica, who was an honorary guest at the festival, presented Tim with the Lumiere lifetime achievement award on stage around the time they went official.

As he was handed the prize, Tim said: ‘All my life put together, I have never felt so much love as tonight. Welcome to the best funeral I ever had!’

The pair were also seen heading in to watch the re-production of Silent Documentary Film, directed in 1895 by late French filmmaker Louis Lumiere.

In February, they were seen sharing a passionate kiss as they took a romantic walk on Valentine’s Day. 

Monica has been single since she split from artist Nicolas Lefebvre in 2019. She was previously married to Vincent Cassel from 1997-2013.

The former model met Cassel in 1996 on the set of Gilles Mimouni’s film l’Appartement. They have two daughters, Deva, who was born in 2004, and Leonie, who entered the world in 2010.

They were together for three years before marrying in a quiet ceremony in Monaco, on the French Riviera.

Monica spoke about love in an interview with Paris Match back in 2011 when she was still married to Cassel, admitting there is ‘no rationality’ for her when it comes to relationships.

Former flame: Burton pictured with his former long-term partner Helena Bonham Carter in 2013

She said: ‘I am carried by the moment and instinct. No rationality, only emotions. You love or you don’t.’

‘You don’t decide sitting around a table: OK, so I have two kids, 16 years of life as a couple, that would be nice if it lasts, but how I am going to make it work?

‘I don’t think at all that a couple is something “you work out”, as we say.’

Tim was famously in a relationship with The Crown actress Helena Bonham Carter, 57, but they sadly split in 2014.

The pair were never married, but were together for 13 years and share two children; son Billy and daughter Nell.

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