Marcus Rashford was seen leaving a Californian celebrity hotspot with Love Island star Natalia Zoppa, following split from childhood sweetheart fiancée Lucia Loi.
The Manchester United footballer, 25, separated from his ex just months ago, and has since been spotted enjoying a night out a Nobu in Malibu.
Departing the restaurant in the early hours of Friday morning, he was followed closely behind by Natalia in pictures obtained by The Sun.
The influencer and OnlyFans model, 23, rose to fame on the ITV dating show in 2020 after entering during Casa Amor.
According to the publication, the duo first met last month at Post Malone’s concert in Manchester, where they were reportedly seen ‘getting friendly.’
Marcus and Natalia were joined at the Japanese restaurant by personal trainer, Courtney Caldwell.
According to reports, the girls hopped into a waiting car together with the footballer heading back to his hotel in a separate taxi.
Natalia shared an update to Instagram earlier this week, with a photo wearing a cut-out bodysuit and a caption that read: ‘I’m back’ alongside the US flag emoji.
MailOnline has contacted representatives from Marcus Rashford and Natalia Zoppa for comment.
Courtney describes herself as an entrepreneurial personal trainer who runs ‘Big Body University’ – a workout guide s to help her clients get a plump bum like Kim Kardashian.
She also sells meal plans online, and regularly partners with well known fitness brands on social media.
‘Big Body University’ lecturer, Courtney, has been pictured with Marcus multiple times over the last few weeks, including by a hotel pool in Miami.
Marcus sent tongues wagging when he partied into the early hours before heading back to his hotel with Courtney.
The footballer enjoyed a night out at club Mr Jones, with pictures showing him being flocked by a number of girls outside the venue.
It comes after Natalia split from her long-term boyfriend Hass Saleh, in March 2022.
The Sun claimed at the time that Hass struggled with feelings of jealousy after football star Jack Grealish reportedly slid into Natalia’s DMs the previous year.
After Jack reportedly sent Natalia a waving hand emoji – Hass called him out in a jokey TikTok video, saying: ‘As if today couldn’t get any weirder, the best player in the Premier League tried to chat up my missus.’
A source said of their reported split: ‘Everyone is really surprised Natalia and Hass have split – at one point it looked like they would get married.
‘At the end of the day they were on different pages and it wasn’t going to work out long run. She’s moved out of their home and is back living with her mum for the moment.
‘Hass found the Jack Grealish situation funny at first but he was constantly mocked about it and it was just another nail in the coffin for them.’
Elsewhere, Natalia hit the headlines again in March this year when she defended controversial US rapper Chris Brown after he held her by the throat during a provocative dance routine — and said: ‘I loved every minute of it.’
The former Love Island contestant was picked from the audience by Brown, 34, at his concert in Manchester as part of his routine to ‘serenade’ a fan on stage.
Brown, who famously assaulted his then girlfriend Rhianna in 2009, faced a backlash over the performance after straddling Natalia and grabbing her around the neck.
But Natalia has insisted she was ‘happy’ to be involved despite critics claiming he was sexualising violence and displaying ‘controlling behaviour’.
She told MailOnline: ‘Why are people assuming the worst? It’s actually annoying. I loved every minute of it.’
Natalia, a reality star and OnlyFans model, said she had seen Brown’s performances before and was keen to volunteer for the moment on stage.
She added: ‘I’ve seen previous dances he’s done, and I knew what the routine was. I was more than happy to participate.’
Defending the way Brown touched her, she insisted: ‘He barely even grabbed me.
Video: Love Island’s Natalia Zoppa sends temperatures soaring on night out
Marcus split from his childhood sweetheart fiancée Lucia ‘months ago’, it has now been revealed.
The England footballer, who dated from age 15 got engaged in May last year but according to a source ‘the relationship ran its course’, with the pair remaining ‘very close friends’.
A source has told MailOnline of the split: ‘Marcus and Lucia haven’t been together for a number of months. It’s nothing complicated; the relationship ran its course and they remain very close friends, and have a lot of mutual respect for one another.’
‘Marcus is laser-focused on the next phase of his football career and is putting all of his focus in to that. He is about to come back to the UK after a successful trip coaching kids in Miami, and heads to England’s training camp this week.’
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