Chelsea Handler and Ralph Fiennes sparked romance rumors after a cozy display at an Oscars afterparty on Sunday.
And now, a source is shedding more light on the relationship between the comedian, 50, and the Schindler’s List actor, 62.
The unlikely pair are ‘spending time together and having some fun’ as they explore a potential relationship before making anything official, according to TMZ.
The two are casually exploring their connection, but are not exclusively dating, as per the insider.
Chelsea and Ralph left the Vanity Fair bash together and proceeded to go to Madonna’s Oscars bash, where they ‘partied’ until the morning hours, according to the source.
They reportedly first started talking after Chelsea’s raunchy Critics Choice Awards monologue, where she joked about wanting to ‘have sex’ with him.
Chelsea Handler, 50, and Ralph Fiennes, 62, sparked romance rumors on Sunday as they left an Oscars afterparty (pictured), and now a source is shedding light on their relationship
On Sunday, Chelsea was pictured linking arms with the Hollywood legend as they left the Vanity Fair post Oscars party.
Despite losing out on an Oscar for the third time after being nominated for Conclave, Fiennes looked giddy as he chatted with a glamorous Handler after the event.
The The English Patient actor looked dapper in a suit and bow tie, while Handler wowed in a grey silk strapless ballgown as she clutched onto a drink.
On Monday, the morning after her Oscars outing, Chelsea took to her Instagram Stories and told her followers: ‘I’m very hungover you guys. I went to some Oscars parties last night.’
Chelsea then coyly added: ‘If you saw pictures of me, you’ll know that you want to have what I’m having.’
Last month, Handler and Fiennes wowed fans as they parodied erotic thriller Babygirl at the Critics Choice Awards.
The film stars Nicole Kidman as a CEO embarking on an affair with her intern, played by Harris Dickinson.
The scene in question sees Nicole’s CEO character served a glass of milk that was ordered for her by her much-younger lover. He later whispers to her, ‘good girl.’
The unlikely pair are ‘spending time together and having some fun’ as they explore a potential relationship before making anything official, according to TMZ; seen at Critics Choice Awards
The two are casually exploring their connection, but are not exclusively dating, as per the insider; Chelsea pictured at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party
Chelsea and Ralph left the Vanity Fair bash together and proceeded to go to Madonna’s Oscar’s bash where they ‘partied’ until the morning hours, according to the source
The day after the Oscars party, Chelsea coyly told her Instagram followers: ‘If you saw pictures of me, you’ll know that you want to have what I’m having’
Handler recently confessed she had been dating a mystery man for the past ‘nine months’ in an interview on The Jamie Kern Lima Show, which was pre-taped in early to mid-February
‘Babygirl was one of my favorite movies this year because I love everything Nicole Kidman does. And it even inspired me to hire a new, sexy intern! Oh, this must be from him!’ Chelsea said as she stood amongst the star-studded audience before being presented with a glass of milk.
Fiennes, who was seated right next to Handler during the bit, gazed up at the actress as she drank the milk before she noticed he was watching her.
‘Good girl,’ Ralph said after she paused. ‘Good girl. Good girl. Keep going, don’t stop! Go on! Go on!’
In a flustered tone, Chelsea then transitioned to the next award. ‘Anyway, here to present the award for best animated feature,’ she said before handing off to Craig Robinson.
Fans showed their appreciation for the bit on X, with one writing: ‘got my cup of milk ready for ralph fiennes to call me good girl.’
‘Somebody get me a glass of milk and a meeting with ralph fiennes rn,’ one wrote.
‘Oh to be called a “Good girl” by Ralph Fiennes,’ another posted.
Chelsea also gave him a steamy shout-out in her opening monologue, after she mentioned his film Conclave, where he stars as Cardinal Lawrence.
They reportedly first started talking after Chelsea’s raunchy Critics Choice Awards monologue, where she joked about wanting to ‘have sex’ with him
‘You’ve played a ruthless Nazi, evil Lord Voldemort, and now a celibate Cardinal, and somehow made me want to have sex with you in all three movies,’ she quipped while Ralph chuckled
‘Ralph Fiennes, don’t think I’m not gonna talk about you. You’ve played a ruthless Nazi, evil Lord Voldemort, and now a celibate Cardinal, and somehow made me want to have sex with you in all three movies,’ she quipped as the camera panned to Ralph, who was pictured laughing.
Chelsea went on: ‘I am not alone. You’ve made some truly unsexy people, very sexy. I’m begging you, please never play Vladimir Putin. I can’t do that again.’
‘And my other big takeaway from Conclave you Vatican b*****s really love to gossip.’
It comes after Handler confessed she had been dating a mystery man for the past ‘nine months’ on the third part of her interview on The Jamie Kern Lima Show which was pretaped in early to mid-February.
‘I have someone that I’m seeing now that I’m very attracted to and that I like having sex with, and so that’s a really good like nice little thing I have going,’ the Critics’ Choice Awards host said.
‘[But] I don’t think any relationships that I’ve been in [have been] serious. I don’t think of myself as a relationship person. I think of myself as a purpose person.’
‘Like my purpose is here, to be here to have conversations like the one we’re having right now, to infuse people with optimism, to be there for women, that is my purpose in this life, whether they’re more lives or not.’
Chelsea added: ‘All I know is I know what I’m supposed to be doing, and any man that’s in my life is not the main character.’
Chelsea most recently dated fellow comedian Jo Koy, 53. The pair called it quits in 2022, after one year of dating; the former pair pictured in 2022
Meanwhile Ralph was previously linked to actress Francesca Annis, 79; the two seen in 2002 at the Red Dragon premiere in New York City
He was also previously married to English actress Alex Kingston, 61, from 1993 until 1997; the two seen in 1995
‘That’s a side relationship, and I love them, and I want to respect everybody, but that’s not my main M.O. in life. I’m not that kind of person.’
Chelsea most recently dated fellow comedian Jo Koy, 53. The pair called it quits in 2022, after one year of dating.
She’s also rumored to have romanced chef Bobby Flay, hotelier André Balazs, rapper 50 Cent, comedian David Alan Grier, and former Comcast Entertainment Group CEO Ted Harbert.
Meanwhile Ralph was previously linked to actress Francesca Annis, 79. He was also previously married to English actress Alex Kingston, 61, from 1993 until 1997.
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