Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles’ new romance was’ no surprise ‘, reportedly, after their nine-year relationship with ex-fiance Jason Sudeikis ended in early 2020.
Insiders recently claimed the actress, 36, and the comedian, 45, discussed her “increasingly intimate” bond with her colleague who became a lover, 26, while exchanging flirtatious messages while he filmed scenes from the new film she was directing at the end last year.
But a source told MailOnline that the ex-couple split months before the filmmaker and One Direction star, who went public in your agent’s wedding earlier this month, started dating.
Moving on: Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles’ new romance “came as no surprise” after their nine-year relationship ended in early 2020 (photo earlier this month)
They said, ‘Jason and Olivia had been apart for almost a year and the fact that she left the relationship came as no surprise.’
The mother of two, who had six-year-old son Otis and four-year-old daughter Daisy with the producer, was struck by rumors that text messages between her and the boyband member provoked her break up with Jason.
Musician Harry was announced as a cast member of Olivia’s psychological thriller, Don’t Worry Darling, in September, and filming of the film began a month later.
Olivia’s new boyfriend will take on the main role of Jack, who hides a dark secret from his wife Alice (Florence Pugh).
Rumors: insiders recently claimed that the actress, 36, and ex-fiance Jason Sudeikis, 45, (photographed in 2018) discussed their ‘close’ bond with their colleague who became a lover, 26
End: A source told MailOnline that the ex-couple split months before the filmmaker and the One Direction star started dating (photo in 2019)
Family first: the ex-couple kept their co-parents committed to their two children: Otis Alexander, six, and Daisy Josephine, four (photo)
The heartthrob took on the role of Shia LaBeouf as Florence’s love interest, and the film is his first on-screen role since the 2017 film Dunkirk.
A source told The Sun: ‘Jason is absolutely devastated that Olivia acted from behind and started going out with Harry.
‘Seeing them out there holding hands in public is really difficult for him. But he is more upset than angry and desperately wants her back.
A separate source said Saturday Night Live star Jason hopes to reunite with the mother of his children.
Claims: House’s star and musician reportedly exchanged flirting messages while he filmed scenes from the new film she is directing, Don’t Worry Darling, last year (pictured in 2020)
History They started dating in 2011 and became engaged two years later, before having two children together (photo in 2020)
They said to people, ‘There is still a lot of love there, and he would like to hope that maybe there is a way for them to fix things. But what happens next is yet to be seen.
According to Us Weekly, Harry, the hitmaker for Watermelon Sugar, was drawn to Olivia’s ‘intelligence and independent nature’ as they loved each other.
MailOnline contacted spokespersons for Olivia, Harry and Jason for further comments.
Harry and Olivia made their debut as the hottest new Hollywood powerhouse at their representative’s wedding in Montecito, California, last weekend.
Naysayers: Some of the followers of the One Direction star trolled the mother of two on social media, claiming she ‘stole’ them from them
The happy photos came amid claims that James Corden helped keep his friend Harry and Olivia’s ‘romance’ a secret after allowing the artist to stay at his home during the filming of Don’t Worry Darling in Palm Springs , California.
A source told Page Six: ‘This relationship between Harry and Olivia is very new. Olivia directed Harry in the film in Palm Springs, and there were literally 10 people on the set, because they were strictly following the rules of COVID.
‘Harry was staying at James Corden’s house near Palm Springs during the shoot, so they were able to be alone and keep their relationship a secret.
‘So everyone was really surprised – and quite delighted – when Harry brought Olivia as his girlfriend to the wedding and introduced her as his girlfriend.’
Support: Others defended the new couple, rated the hate as “embarrassing” and said their comments did not reflect the artist’s loyal fan base
The source added that Harry doesn’t care about the 10-year age difference and was ‘openly holding hands and kissing Olivia’. Olivia’s representatives, Harry and James were contacted for comment at the time.
The pop star has dated names like Victoria’s Secret star Camille Rowe and supermodel Kendall Jenner, while actress Alpha Dog was married to Italian photographer Tao Ruspoli from 2003-2011.
Olivia was tricked by Harry’s fanatics earlier this week, with some of her followers claiming that she ‘stole’ them from them, while others defended their romance and rated the hate as ’embarrassing’.
Performance: Harry took on the role of Shia LaBeouf as the love interest of Florence Pugh in September of last year, and is his first on-screen role since the 2017 film Dunkirk (photo left in the film)