Rachel Zegler couldn’t contain her smile as she cosied up to new boyfriend Nathan Fernand during a dog walk in Primrose Hill, London on Tuesday.
The actress, 24, looked loved-up with her new backing dancer partner, who works on her West End musical Evita, as they wandered the streets in the capital city.
Rachel beamed as she grabbed Nathan’s arm as they walked their pet pooch, ahead of taking to the stage at the Palladium in the evening.
The couple looked in good spirits as Nathan, who was previously a stripper on the London-based stage show, Magic Mike Live, wrapped his arm around the actress.
The Snow White star showed off her incredible figure as she went braless under a plunging white and black polka dot halterneck crop top.
She teamed the number with a pair of blue denim jeans and kept comfortable in a pair of white trainers.
Rachel Zegler couldn’t contain her smile as she cosied up to new boyfriend Nathan Fernand during a dog walk in Primrose Hill, London on Tuesday
The actress, 24, looked loved-up with her new backing dancer partner, who works on her West End musical Evita, as they wondered the streets in the city
Styling her long dark tresses loose, the star opted for minimal makeup during the outing while Nathan donned a white polo shirt with a pair of jeans.
The break dancer from Nottingham, who has appeared in shows such as Hamilton and the Lion King, also rocked a white baseball cap and trainers.
Rachel laughed as she checked her phone while walking arm in arm with her new boyfriend.
The couple are believed to have met during Evita rehearsals which began in April for Jamie Lloyd’s adaptation of the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.
Over the past year, Nathan has worked as a stripper on the Magic Mike Live show – a performance created by Channing Tatum based on the films he starred in by the same name.
The 90-minute experience sees a cast of male dancers performing provocative routines, acrobatic acts and musical hits which ‘celebrates female desires’.
The dancer is very close with his parents and older brother, preferring yoga sessions over late night partying and drinking, he bonded with Rachel over their shared love for musical theatre.
The new couple have spent weekends away with one another with the rest of the Evita cast as Rachel, who plays the lead role Eva Peron, has grown very close to them.
Rachel beamed as she grabbed Nathan’s arm as they walked their adorable pet pooch ahead of taking to the stage at the Palladium in the evening
The couple looked in good spirits as Nathan, who was previously a stripper on the London-based stage show, Magic Mike Live, wrapped his muscular arm around the actress
The Snow White star showed off her incredible figure as she went braless under a plunging white and black polka dot halterneck crop top
She teamed the number with a pair of blue denim jeans and kept comfortable in a pair of white trainers
Styling her long dark tresses loose, the star opted for minimal makeup during the outing while Nathan donned a white polo shirt with a pair of jeans
The break dancer from Nottingham, who has appeared in shows such as Hamilton and the Lion King, also rocked a white baseball cap and trainers
A week ago the Disney star shared a slew of pictures to her Instagram of a trip away to the countryside and she referred to Nathan as ‘the darling man’.
The Snow White star has been staying in London while she stars as Eva Peron in the West End musical.
Her new romance comes eight months after rumours swirled she had split from her boyfriend of three years, Josh Andrés Rivera – though the pair never confirmed they had broken up.
Rumours the West Side Story co-stars had parted ways began to circulate in November 2024 after fans noticed Rachel had edited Josh out of photos on her Instagram feed.
The couple began dating in 2021, after meeting on the West Side Story remake – for which she won the role of Maria in an open audition aged just 16. Rivera played the character of Chino.
Then in February 2022, Rachel hard launched their relationship on Instagram, but the post has since been deleted.
The actors appeared to make their romance Instagram official on Valentine’s Day that year when Zegler shared a black-and-white selfie photo of the couple on Instagram.
‘Committing valen-crimes,’ captioned Zegler, who went on to post video that showed Rivera feeding her during a romantic dinner: ‘Happy love day from me n mine.’
The couple walked arm in arm
Rachel laughed as she checked her phone
The couple are believed to have met during Evita rehearsals which began in April for Jamie Lloyd’s adaptation of the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical
Over the past year, Nathan has worked as a stripper on the Magic Mike Live show – a performance created by Channing Tatum based on the films he starred in by the same name
The dancer is very close with his parents and older brother, preferring yoga sessions over late night partying and drinking, he bonded with Rachel over their shared love for musical theatre
The new couple have spent weekends away with one another with the rest of the Evita cast as Rachel, who plays the lead role Eva Peron, has grown very close to them
The Snow White star has been staying in London while she stars as Eva Peron in the West End musical
And in 2023, Zegler wished Rivera a happy birthday in May by gushing about him in the caption of a video that showed them staring into each other’s eyes.
‘You are everything I love about this world wrapped into one incredible man. Happy birthday, Joshua. In this life, I like just doing laundry and taxes with you.’
After their West Side Story collaboration, the pair then featured together again on the Hunger Games prequel.
Zegler took on the lead role of Lucy Gray Baird in the 2023 film The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, with Josh playing Sejanus Plinth, mentor of the male tribute of District 2.
‘Never been prouder of someone in my life lemme tell you,’ Zegler wrote on her Instagram Story when she shared the news of her boyfriend being hired for the prequel.
‘Having a familiar face on any set, I think any young actor can attest, is the biggest form of comfort,’ the actress told People at the time of her ex-boyfriend joining her on the film.
‘And also as [Rivera’s] girlfriend, his friend, and his coworker, it’s amazing to see the trajectory of his career, and to witness his rise to stardom. I love him so much,’ she added.
‘I feel really lucky,’ Josh chimed in. ‘It was a really great source of comfort for me to have her with me so far away from home.
Her new romance comes eight months after rumours swirled she had split from her boyfriend of three years, Josh Andrés Rivera – though the pair never confirmed they had broken up
Rumours the West Side Story co-stars had parted ways began to circulate in November 2024 after fans noticed Rachel had edited Josh out of photos on her Instagram feed
‘We were in a different country. We got to explore that country together. It was absolutely lovely. I feel very fortunate.’
Speaking to Elle in 2022 about Rivera, Zegler said: ‘There’s always this deep understanding of what I go through.
‘Since [his experience was] on a different scale, he’s able to bring me back to earth and tell me when it really doesn’t matter.
‘Because he’s removed from it to a certain degree, he’s able to just snap me out of it, and tell me to stop checking my phone, or remind me of what actually matters, and remind me to be present, and to not focus on the opinions of 3,000 faceless strangers on the internet.’