A whirlwind fling that became the talk of London and Sydney during the long European summer has now reached Australian shores – and all signs are pointing to it being more than just a holiday romance.
In July, we reported that Australia’s No. 1 prestige real estate agent Gavin Rubinstein had swept British socialite Ruby Adler off her feet following her split from her Made in Chelsea co-star Reza Amiri.
Gavin, 34, took Ruby, 29, across Europe, hopping from yacht to yacht, apparently ‘spending a fortune on her’. Now he’s back to work selling mansions in elite postcodes – and Ruby looks to be settling into life as an eastern suburbs socialite.
She has already been spotted out and about in Double Bay this week, looking the part in sleek activewear paired with a Chanel handbag.
But it was the couple’s red-carpet debut that really set off the Sydney rumour mill.
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British socialite Ruby Adler was spotted in Double Bay on Thursday after jetting to Sydney to be with her new boyfriend, prestige real estate agent Gavin Rubinstein
The Made In Chelsea star looked the part in sleek activewear paired with a Chanel handbag
On Thursday night, the pair stepped out hand-in-hand at the Ray White NSW Annual Awards at ICC Darling Harbour – their first official appearance together.
Ruby turned heads in a slinky bronze gown with an eye-popping cowl neckline, while Gavin – clad in a dapper suit and bowtie – grinned like a Cheshire cat as they paraded before his industry peers.
You’d think the sight would cut deep for Ruby’s ex Reza – but he insists he’s moved on from their on-again, off-again relationship.
‘I’m happily in a new relationship now,’ he told Daily Mail exclusively.
‘Ruby and I have always been close friends, first and foremost, so I’m happy that she’s found someone for her.’
It comes as a source close to the couple shed light on their romance.
‘Gavin’s a real charmer – totally swept her off her feet,’ they said.
The insider added that Gavin has already made a bold request: now he and Ruby are dating seriously, he wants to be her personal stylist.
On Thursday night, the pair stepped out hand-in-hand at the Ray White NSW Annual Awards at ICC Darling Harbour – their first official appearance together
The couple’s red-carpet debut really set off the Sydney rumour mill
Ruby turned heads in a slinky bronze gown with an eye-popping cowl neckline
The millionaire agent is said to have splashed out on an entirely new wardrobe for his glamorous girlfriend since her arrival in Australia.
‘Gavin’s a fashionable guy, and one thing he loves to do is dress the women he dates,’ our source spilled.
‘He’ll say, “Let’s get you a new wardrobe.” It wouldn’t surprise me if he’s spending a fortune on her.’
Ruby first spoke publicly about her relationship with Gavin in August, during an episode of her Wednesdays podcast.
‘I’ve got a new boyfriend. He is so great. He is one of the best people I’ve ever met,’ she beamed.
‘He is Australian. And he is just really cool and really nice and I’m very happy.’
The high society couple have arrived Down Under after jetting around Europe together
Ruby described their romance as a ‘whirlwind’, before revealing she had first met Gavin 10 years ago while on holiday in Mykonos.
‘We were on separate holidays, staying in the same hotel. And then we just reconnected recently. I was, like, 19 when I met him.’
She went on to say that exercise-obsessed Gavin had inspired her to become fitter, adding: ‘I can be a sporty girl. I can change my whole personality for you.
‘I was not that active being single and now I am with him – basically I’m Sporty Spice.’
Ruby’s former relationship with Reza featured on the most recent season of Made in Chelsea, which wrapped around April with the two agreeing to remain a couple after a rough patch.
But shortly after their happy ending was filmed, Ruby clearly had second thoughts.
Ruby was up until recently in a relationship with Reza Amiri (right), her co-star on UK reality show Made in Chelsea
Ruby (right) and Reza (left) got back together at the end of the last season of reality show Made In Chelsea – but the reunion didn’t last
Before we knew it, things were over with Reza, and Ruby was spied with Gavin – the star of Amazon Prime Video series Luxe Listings Sydney – in the crowd at a Los Angeles Lakers game.
Reza, 38, was alerted to the relationship weeks later when anonymous Instagram accounts sent him photos of the two sitting together next to actor Jason Segel.
After their jaunt in LA, the new couple chased the summer in Europe.
During one yacht trip, they were joined by Cae Thomas, a salesman at The Rubinstein Group, and Tas Costi, whose wife Shani is a buyer’s agent from Luxe Listings.
After wrapping Made In Chelsea, Ruby flew to the U.S. where she was spotted with Gavin – the star of Amazon Prime series Luxe Listings Sydney – in the crowd at a Los Angeles Lakers game
Ruby and Gavin went public while living it up on a yacht off the coast of the French Riviera
Ruby had spent weeks dropping hints she was being courted across Europe by a mystery fella, with her Instagram posts offering glimpses of a man’s hand without revealing his identity
A source previously told us: ‘Gavin really likes Ruby – he’s spending a fortune on her’
Before letting the cat out of the bag, Ruby had spent weeks dropping hints she was being courted across Europe by a mystery fella, with her Instagram posts offering glimpses of a man’s hand without revealing his identity.
Meanwhile, this isn’t the first time Gavin has been linked to a Made In Chelsea star.
We’ve heard he used to date Tayla Cohen from Made in Chelsea: Sydney – a spin-off mini-series that saw the English toffs jet Down Under for some winter sunshine.
Before getting with Ruby, Gavin’s last confirmed romance was with model Holly Young (left) – who ended up having a fling with his good friend Richie Harkham after they broke up
Before getting with Ruby, Gavin’s last confirmed romance was with model Holly Young, the Perth girl who reinvented herself as an eastern suburbs socialite.
They hard-launched on Instagram in August 2024 but had split by the end of the year.
Neither of them announced their break-up at the time, though we heard whispers they fell out while on holiday.
Shortly after that split, Holly – who was once linked to Usain Bolt – raised eyebrows by hooking up with one of Gavin’s good mates, serial entrepreneur Richie Harkham.
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