Sean Penn made headlines over the weekend after he was spotted packing on the PDA with Nathalie Kelley, an Australian actress 24 years his junior.
The unlikely duo were spotted getting cozy at the beach in Miami, all but confirming Penn’s split from actress Olga Korotyayeva, 43.
So who is Nathalie Kelley, and how did she win the heart of Hollywood’s most colourful sexagenarian bachelor?
While Penn’s Hollywood career is more known for silver screen success, Kelley’s has largely been made via television.
Born in Peru and raised in Australia from age three, the brunette is best known for her roles in Body of Proof, The Vampire Diaries, Dynasty, UnReal, and The Baker And The Beauty.
Who is Sean Penn’s new Aussie girlfriend? Meet actress Nathalie Kelley, who turned her back on Hollywood to become a climate and indigenous activist. (Pictured: Nathalie, 39, and Sean, 63, enjoying a date at the beach in Miami on December 9)
She had her big Hollywood break in 2006 after scoring a leading role in the film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, before appearing in several lesser known films including Loaded, Take Me Home Tonight and Urban Explorer.
In 2010, Kelley played Bruno Mars’ love interest in his music video for the popular song Just The Way You Are.
However in recent years, Nathalie has turned her back on Hollywood to focus on her passion for climate and indigenous activism.
Born in Peru and raised in Australia from age three, the brunette is best known for her roles in Body of Proof, The Vampire Diaries, Dynasty, UnReal, and The Baker And The Beauty
Speaking to Beauticate recently, Nathalie admitted that she had a terrible time living in Los Angeles in her twenties, admitting she lost her sense of purpose.
‘I had been a uni student studying social science and policy, majoring in development in the third world, and working as a volunteer in the inner-city with indigenous youth, then all of a sudden I moved and all that purpose was gone,’ she explained.
‘It suddenly seemed that my purpose was to be a famous actress.’
In recent years, Nathalie has turned her back on Hollywood to focus on her passion for climate and indigenous activism.
Nathalie told the publication that she fell into a ‘deep depression’ after the success of Tokyo Drift, as the reality of ‘success’ didn’t match up to what she hoped it would be like.
Natalie also said she now regrets starring in Tokyo Drift, as the film represented everything she stands against.
‘I really don’t care for car racing, and imagine the footprint of a franchise like that. Not only how much it costs to make, but also the people around the world it inspires to burn fuel for no reason,’ she lamented.
Speaking to Beauticate recently, Nathalie admitted that she had a terrible time living in Los Angeles in her twenties, admitting she lost her sense of purpose
Similarly, Nathalie said she’s happy the producers of Dynasty recast her after just one season, as she disliked her character Cristal’s ethics.
‘[Dynasty] was all about overconsumption… I mean, I was literally playing the head of PR for an oil company!’
These days, Nathalie pours her efforts into advocating for climate change action and educating fans on her Peruvian homeland.
In May 2020, the model vowed to go an entire 12 months without buying, accepting or being styled in new clothes, announcing she wanted to shed light on ‘the destructive impact the fashion industry has on the environment’
In May 2020, the model vowed to go an entire 12 months without buying, accepting or being styled in new clothes, announcing she wanted to shed light on ‘the destructive impact the fashion industry has on the environment’.
‘Even though I talk a lot about loving the earth, I was a hypocrite when it comes to fashion and clothes,’ she wrote on Instagram at the time.
The influencer admitted she would previously justify new purchases by telling herself she needed to avoid ‘repeating outfits’ because of her her celebrity status.
A month later, Nathalie made headlines again by slamming the American Broadcasting Company’s decision to cancel her series The Baker and the Beauty, calling the move ‘extremely tone deaf’
‘I could no longer promote a new OOTD (outfit of the day) and feed this ridiculous fashion culture that tells us what we bought last year is not wearable this year because it’s not ‘cool’ anymore,’ she added.
A month later, Nathalie made headlines again by slamming the American Broadcasting Company’s decision to cancel her series The Baker and the Beauty, calling the move ‘extremely tone deaf’.
The series followed the love story between a blue-collar baker and an international supermodel, and featured a predominantly Latin American cast.
The series followed the love story between a blue-collar baker and an international supermodel, and featured a predominantly Latin American cast
‘We are seeing now more than ever that representation is important for black and brown people of colour,’ Nathalie wrote in a statement after the show was axed.
‘How we are represented on our television shows determines how society sees us, and the empathy and support they will grant our communities. When we are constantly depicted as narcos and maids, we can’t expect to find favour with voters when they go to the polls and elect leaders who will decide on the fate of immigrants.’
In August 2022, she issued a dire warning about the dangers of wearing ‘Indigenous fashion’ to music festivals.
In August 2022, she issued a dire warning about the dangers of wearing ‘Indigenous fashion’ to music festivals
Nathalie, who is of Peruvian and Argentinian descent and identifies as an Indigenous woman, shared a lengthy Instagram post at the time insisting that feathers have no place at festivals such as Burning Man.
She her post by pointing out the environmental impact of wearing feathers, writing: ‘This is wrong and harmful as it is pushing wild species in the Amazon to extinction.’
The star went on to argue that non-Indigenous people should never wear feathers, claiming it is ‘culturally insensitive’ to dress up as ‘people who were murdered and dispossessed from their lands’.
The star went on to argue that non-Indigenous people should never wear feathers, claiming it is ‘culturally insensitive’ to dress up as ‘people who were murdered and dispossessed from their lands’
That same month, Nathalie raised eyebrows when she posed naked on Instagram alongside a caption about ‘deconstructing and decolonising beauty’.
In September 2022 she returned to Instagram to call on Burning Man festival to ban guests from wasting fuel, after driving to the event to pose at a protest.
‘We must demand that Burning Man and it’s attendees stop burning propane and natural gas for fun, ban private jets, limit fossil fuel generator usage and eventually ban RVs,’ she declared.
That same month, Nathalie raised eyebrows when she posed naked on Instagram alongside a caption about ‘deconstructing and decolonising beauty’
In September 2022 she returned to Instagram to call on Burning Man festival to ban guests from wasting fuel, after driving to the event to pose at a protest
READ MORE: Aussie actress Nathalie Kelley claims white people should NEVER wear feather accessories to music festivals
Nathalie has also suffered a rocky love life since shooting to Hollywood fame.
Her first known boyfriend was Jonathan Hartlen-Matthews, who she dated between from 2004 to 2005.
She then dated American musician Dallas Austin from 2007 to 2013.
In 2016 she started dating Zach Roerig, her co-star from The Vampire Diaries, but the couple split in 2017.
In 2018, Nathalie proposed to her beau Jordy Burrows after dating for just a few months.
The couple wed during an intimate Potts Point ceremony in Sydney later the same year. They quietly separated in June 2020.
Nathalie finally confirmed her divorce in August 2021 when she went public with her relationship with Andrès Alonso.
Her most recent boyfriend before Sean was Zac Goldsmith, 48, a Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom.
The couple were last spotted together in October when Zac picked Nathalie up from Heathrow airport, with onlookers spotting them kissing and cuddling at the arrivals terminal.
Meanwhile, Nathalie isn’t the only Australian Sean has wooed – he was previously in a relationship with Australian actress Leila George, 31.
The couple began dating in 2016 and tied the knot in July 2020. Leila filed for divorce in October 2021, citing irreconcilable differences.
In 2018, Nathalie proposed to her beau Jordy Burrows after dating for just a few months. The couple wed during an intimate Potts Point ceremony in Sydney later the same year. They quietly separated in June 2020 (Pictured together in November 2018)
Nathalie finally confirmed her divorce in August 2021 when she went public with her relationship with Andrès Alonso (left)
Meanwhile, Nathalie isn’t the only Australian Sean has wooed – he was previously in a relationship with Australian actress Leila George, 31. The couple began dating in 2016 and tied the knot in July 2020. Leila filed for divorce in October 2021, citing irreconcilable differences. (Pictured together in March 2020)
