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By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
New romance: Michael Sheen and Rachel McAdams were pictured for the first time holding hands as they strolled along a Toronto street at the weekend
It's not new for Hollywood actors to hook up on movie sets but for Michael Sheen and Rachel McAdams - the cameras have stopped rolling and they're making their new romance public.
The Oscar winner and the Notebook star have been pictured holding hands in Rachel's home province of Ontario, Canada.
Both not being new to celebrity romances, acted coyly when they realised they had been pictured but there was no denying the close chemistry between the two.
Special relationship: The pair were in France earlier in the summer filming the new Woody Allen movie Midnight in ParisThey had spent the entire afternoon together in the College Street area of Toronto and smiled and snuggled together as they strolled along enjoying the autumn day.
Michael and Rachel recently filmed the Woody Allen film Midnight in Paris in the French capital where they are understood to have built a close friendship.
They spent time in Versailles and Paris in July of this year while working with the famed director.
Cosy: The Welsh actor and The Notebook star were relaxed and comfortable with each other and were pictured cuddling as they shared a jokeThe romantic comedy set in the 1920s is about a family travelling to the French capital for business.
The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better.
Michael is seemingly ready for a different life of his own as he had been dating English ballet dancer Lorraine Stewart for six years.
Hand in hand: Michel and Rachel were spotted at the Toronto Film Festival last month where they were said to be 'glued to one another' during the nightThe couple had maintained a long distance relationship in the latter part of their relationship with Michael based in LA to be close to his daughter and Lorraine's dancing career taking her around the world.
The rumour mill has been running for a while that Sheen had become close with the Sherlock Holmes beauty.
It was reported that Sheen and McAdams, 31, only had eyes for each other after the screening of the Welsh actor's film Beautiful Boy at the Toronto Film Festival last month.
Moving on: Rachel was previously dating Notebook co-star Ryan Gosling and Michael lived with actress Kate Beckinsale with whom he has a daughter LilyThey were said to be 'glued to one another' while 'engaged in intense conversation for hours'.
The pair have yet to comment on their relationship status but Sheen, 41, previously sang McAdams' praises to a Canadian TV show.
He told ET: 'Rachel is a genuinely lovely lady as well as being stunningly beautiful and very talented so, you know, she's got it all going on there'.
Last dance: Michael Sheen pictured with his former girlfriend ballet dancer Lorraine Stewart who he was with for six yearsSheen was previously in a seven year relationship with Kate Beckinsale with whom he has an 11-year-old daughter Lily.
McAdams is known for her long-term relationship with Notebook co-star Ryan Gosling.
source: dailymail
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