Kate Winslet Has a New Man

Kate Winslet is apparently dating someone new! She and Burberry model Louis Dowler called it quits a few months ago, and sources say the actress and a mystery man enjoyed a 3-hour lunch in London recently.

An onlooker told The Mail on Sunday newspaper: "Kate enjoyed oysters and a chocolate fondant dessert - she was eating the food of love. She looked very content. They were chatting for hours. She was in fits of giggles at one stage and then later they looked very serious together. It seemed they were having an in-depth discussion and she clasped his hands over the table. When Kate finally paid the bill, it was getting dark."

When the pair - who have known each other for years - finally left, they asked waiters to arrange for them to leave separately as they didn't want anyone to see them together.

The 'Titanic' star split from Louis in November saying she wanted some time alone following the breakdown of her marriage to director Sam Mendes in March.

A source close to Kate - who has a seven-year-old son, Joe, with Sam, as well as a 10-year-old daughter, Mia, from her first marriage to Jim Threapleton - said of the split: "Louis was just the tonic Kate needed after her painful split from Sam and they had a wonderful time. However, the relationship isn't working and Kate needs space to be on her own. She is very grateful to Louis for helping her pick her life back up after her marriage ended and they had a lot of fun together, but she felt it had come to an end and wants to concentrate on her career and children."

Romance Over For Kate Winslet And Model Boyfriend Louis Dowler

Kate Winslet has split from her model boyfriend Louis Dowler.

The British hunk had been credited with helping the Oscar-winner mend her broken heart after her marriage to director husband Sam Mendes fizzled earlier this year.

Dowler and Winslet are said to have met a mutual friend’s party, hitting it off from the get-go. The loved up duo was spotted soaking up the sunshine together in New York and strolling hand-in-hand.

Dowler, who has fronted campaigns for Burberry, Paul Smith and Paco Rabanne, was rumoured to be temporarily moving to Chicago to be with his A-list squeeze while she filmed her latest flick, Contagion.

But, according to a friend, it was a classic case of a rebound relationship drawing to a close according to the Daily Mail. Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar.

“Louis was just the tonic Kate needed after her painful split from Sam and they had a wonderful time,” the friend says.

“However, they have realised their relationship isn’t working and Kate needs space to be on her own. She is very grateful to Louis for helping her pick her life back up after her marriage ended and they had a lot of fun together, but she felt it had come to an end and wants to concentrate on her career and children.”

Winselt and Mendes are parents to Joe, seven. The Titanic star is also Mum to daughter Mia, ten, from her first marriage to director Jim Threapleton.