Dominic West and co-starLily James were snapped kissing during a romantic Italian getaway. The pair didn’t seem to be hiding their affair despite claims from Dominic’s heartbroken wife Catherine that they were still very much together.
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West and James are set to star together in Emily Mortimer’s adaptation of The Pursuit of Love and it looks like their on-screen romance has spilt out into the real world. The 50-year-old was spotted enjoying a scooter ride with James before kissing her during their lunch in Rome.
Dominic has been married to Irish landscape designer and aristocrat, Catherine Fitzgerald for 10 years and the couple had not announced a public split. However, a source close to Catherine states that the couple were still ‘very much together’ and had a ‘good marriage’ although now she considers the relationship to be over.
The friend of Catherine announced to The Sun that the Tomb Raider actor has been refusing to answer his wife’s calls:
Catherine has been trying to speak with Dominic but he's not answering his phone. She's totally shocked because she didn't know anything was going on. They were very much together, so this is completely out of the blue. She thought they had a good marriage and now it's probably over.
Another source has come forward to the MailOnline stating that James and West had spent two nights at luxury establishment Hotel De La Ville.
The news comes very soon after James announced her split from The Crown star Matt Smith after the couple just couldn’t work things out. An insider dished to The Sun:
Lily and Matt were a picture-perfect couple for years but there are just some differences they haven't been able to get past. They have gone back and forth this year trying to sort things out between them because they both have so much love for each other.
The source continued:
But unfortunately, it just isn't working and they have mutually decided to just close this chapter of their lives. They adore each other and want to stay friends but as far as their romance goes, she has told everyone it's over for good.
The source also stated that Lily wanted to keep her next relationship out of the public eye, but so far that doesn’t seem to be going so well:
Now Lily just wants to find a normal guy who's not in the spotlight because she found it quite tough being with another celebrity.
