{"id":411090,"date":"2026-01-16T15:17:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/411090\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:17:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:17:14","slug":"sean-penn-65-and-much-younger-girlfriend-30-hold-hands-on-rare-public-outing-after-golden-globes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/411090\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Penn, 65, and much-younger girlfriend, 30, hold hands on rare public outing after Golden Globes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sean Penn and his much-younger girlfriend, Valeria Nicov, stepped out for a shopping date after the Golden Globes.<\/p>\n

The \u201cMystic River\u201d star, 65, and the actress, 30, were photographed holding hands while in Santa Monica, Calif., on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Nicov beamed while chatting with Penn, who appeared to be smoking using his opposite hand.<\/p>\n

\"Sean<\/p>\n

Sean Penn and his girlfriend, Valeria Nicov, were photographed in Santa Monica, Calif., on Wednesday. BACKGRID<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The couple held hands while on a shopping date. BACKGRID<\/p>\n

The actor wore a white button-up shirt, blue blazer and black pants for the outing.<\/p>\n

As for Nicov, she sported an all-black outfit, consisting of a sweater, slacks and coat.<\/p>\n

She accessorized with sunglasses and a shoulder purse.<\/p>\n

\"Penn<\/p>\n

Penn held his opposite hand to his face. BACKGRID<\/p>\n

\"He<\/p>\n

He appeared to be smoking. BACKGRID<\/p>\n

The couple\u2019s outing comes after Penn attended the 2026 Golden Globes over the weekend and was spotted lighting a cigarette. <\/a><\/p>\n

Penn was caught indulging in the smoke while sitting beside Leonardo DiCaprio.<\/p>\n

Other photos showed multiple cigarettes drowned in a class cup at his table.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The actor sported a white button-up, blue blazer and black pants. BACKGRID<\/p>\n

\"Penn<\/p>\n

Penn had attended the Golden Globes over the weekend. CBS via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Penn was nominated for best supporting actor for his role in the 2025 Paul Thomas Anderson-directed film \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other nominees included Benicio del Toro, Jacob Elordi, Adam Sandler, Paul Mescal and Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd, who won the award.<\/p>\n

Penn, however, didn\u2019t attend the ceremony with Nicov.<\/p>\n

\"He<\/p>\n

He shared a table with his \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. Penske Media via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\"Penn<\/p>\n

Penn and Nicov, meanwhile, have been dating since 2024. \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n

The Oscar winner and Nicov were first romantically linked in September 2024<\/a> when they were seen locking lips while in Madrid.<\/p>\n

Penn and Nicov, who rarely step out together, made their red carpet debut <\/a>at the Marrakech International Film Festival that November.<\/p>\n

He was previously married to Madonna from 1985 to 1989, Robin Wright from 1996 to 2010 and Leila George<\/a> from 2020 to 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sean Penn and his much-younger girlfriend, Valeria Nicov, stepped out for a shopping date after the Golden Globes.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":411091,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[179171,236,88,90117,41838,90136,197257],"class_list":{"0":"post-411090","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-black-pants","9":"tag-celebrities","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-golden-globes","12":"tag-santa-monica","13":"tag-sean-penn","14":"tag-valeria-nicov"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=411090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411090\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/411091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=411090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=411090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=411090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}