Richard Gere has sparked speculation he has a new girlfriend.
The 'Pretty Woman' actor had been romancing 'Top Chef' host Padma Lakshmi for the last few months, but he was seen holding hands with a brunette who was "definitely not" the 43-year-old beauty at Tutto Il Giorno in Southampton, New York, on Friday (18.07.14) evening, a source told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column.
However, another source insisted Richard, 64, and Padma have been travelling a lot internationally and only saw one another last week.
The Buddhist actor - who split from wife Carey Lowell last September after 11 years of marriage - was in the Himalayas earlier this month as part of the Dalai Lama's 79th birthday celebrations, while Padma has been in London.
Richard and Carey - who have 14-year-old son Homer together - never officially confirmed they were separating but were said to have been living apart for some time before their split.
The hunky actor was also previously married to Cindy Crawford for four years until 1995.
Former model Padma, 43, was previously married to author Salman Rushdie for three years until 2007 and dated billionaire Teddy Forstmann until he died of brain cancer in 2011 at the age of 71.
The presenter has a three-year-old daughter, Krishna Thea Lakshmi-Dell, with Adam Dell, the venture capitalist brother of computer maker Michael Dell.

Robin Thicke and Paula Patton have put their Los Angeles home on the market.
The 'Blurred Lines' singer and the 'Baggage Claim' actress split in February after eight years of marriage and have now listed their house on the exclusive Bird Street for $2.9 million.
The three bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom home was first bought by Robin's father Alan Thicke in the 1990s and gifted to the couple in 2005 after their wedding.
One bedroom is currently being used as a recording studio by Robin, according to the listing, while the property also features a pool, spa and small courtyard with impressive views of Downtown Los Angeles.
The decision to put the house on the market comes after months of attempts by Robin to get his wife back, even going so far as to name his latest album 'Paula'.
However, the singer - who has a four-year-old son Julian with his estranged spouse - recently admitted his efforts to win her back might be a waste of time.
He said: "I actually have no idea what I'm doing. I'm just kinda flying by the seat of my pants on this one."
He added: "I just wanted to make something artistic out of a very difficult period.
"When you lose the love of your life you don't have much to hide anymore."
But Robin, who recently claimed he hasn't seen his estranged wife in four months, is prepared to be just friends with the actress in the future.
Asked about the final track about friendship, 'Forever Love,' on his album, he said: "The album... I didn't want it to be all depressing. I didn't want her to listen to it and make her sad only. I wanted there to be moments where she had hope and positivity that her and I can both still have a great life, no matter what happens, and we'll be great friends and great parents."

Miley Cyrus hired a psychic to contact her dead dog.
The 'Wrecking Ball' singer was left devastated when her Alaskan Klee Kai, Floyd, was killed by a coyote in April earlier this year and she has sought comfort by hiring a medium to get in contact with her deceased pooch.
Animal medium Melissa Bacelar revealed that Miley felt a great deal of guilt about not being there when Floyd died.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "It was particularly hard as [Miley] wasn't there when Floyd died, so there would have been a huge amount of guilt.
"I connect with the dog telepathically. Some will give me actual words but, most of the time, I will get images and feelings which I pass on to the owner."
The 21-year-old singer has had a very public grieving period, including sharing many photos of her shrine to the late dog on Instagram and getting a tattoo of Floyd underneath her armpit.
Last month, Miley welcomed a new dog into her furry family.
Rough Collie, Emu Coyne Cyrus joined Miley's three other pups in June, Mary Jane, Happy and Bean.
After announcing the news on Instagram, the blonde was adamant that Emu was not a replacement for Floyd, as she wrote: "There will never be anyone like Floyd. There was a bond that was so deep it's irreplaceable but that's not what I am trying to do. Never will I replace Floyd and that's something I had to take time to understand."

Jacqueline Jossa says her relationship with Dan Osborne is going "swimmingly".
The pair - who first sparked rumours they were dating when they exchanged a number of messages on Twitter last year - have now confirmed their relationship and the 'EastEnders' actress has revealed she and 'The Only Way Is Essex' star are getting on great.
Quizzed on whether things were going well, she told new! magazine: "Yes, it's all going swimmingly!"
The 21-year-old beauty - who stars as recovering alcoholic Lauren Branning in the BBC One soap - has also revealed she's getting to know her new love's 'TOWIE' co-stars, including his pal James "Lockie" Lock and Danielle Armstrong, with whom Lockie recently reunited.
Speaking at the Attitude magazine awards party in London, she said: "We see each other at more events now. And we're going for a Chinese after!"
When asked if she'd visited her boyfriend in his hometown of Essex yet, Jacqueline added: "I've never been. The first time is going to be Danielle's boutique opening."

Katherine Parkinson doesn't want to ruin 'The IT Crowd's' legacy.
The 37-year-old actress - who played Jen Barber in the cult classic sitcom - admits she is reluctant to reprise her role in the comedy, which ended last year, as the show concluded on such a high note.
Quizzed if she'd do another series, Katherine said: "We've tried before but we've all been a bit unavailable - Richard Ayoade, me, Chris O'Dowd and also [writer] Graham Linehan.
"So, never say never, and we're all friends, but at the moment it's unlikely. It was a good run and we wouldn't want to ruin that."
Katherine has swapped her BAFTA Award-winning comedy role for more serious fare as she plays Maggie Gyllenhaal's cold sister-in-law in BBC Two drama 'The Honourable Woman' and she is enjoying the change of pace.
She told Radio Times magazine: "That's certainly a departure for me. On TV we either have sitcoms or dramas. But I think the best dramas do have an element of wit. 'Breaking Bad' is the perfect example. It's a drama and it's tragic but it's hilarious at times."

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are producing 'Manimal'.
According to Deadline, Sony Picture Animation has called in the pair's company, Gary Sanchez Productions, as well as Jimmy Miller's Mosaic, to plan the reboot of the cult 1980s TV show which follows a man who fights crimes by morphing into various animals.
Miller, Ferrell, and McKay will also team up with the original series co-creator Glen A. Larson, while Jay Martel and Ian Roberts are believed to be writing the script.
Although the 1983 series - which starred Simon MacCorkindale as Dr. Jonathan Chase - was cancelled after just eight episodes, Miller, McKay and Ferrell have jumped at the chance to produce the live-action-animation.
McKay explained: "I think it's right down our alley, it's what we do.
"It's tongue-in-cheek and has an action component, but overall it's a comedy.
"I know the movie will be funny and entertaining, but will it be the first film to win a Pulitzer? We'll just have to see."
The trio are currently looking for a director to helm the project.
The 'Anchorman' star and his comedy co-writer, Adam, are also planning a 'Flintstones' remake.
The duo have enlisted the help of 'The Other Guys' scribe Chris Henchy to bring the pre-historic gang, comprised of Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble and their respective wives Wilma and Betty, to life in a new animated big screen version of the classic cartoon.

Beyonce and Jay Z want to bring their 'On The Run' tour to the UK.
The superstar and her rapper husband - who kicked off their tour at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens last month - are said to be planning to add a final UK date to their schedule which is currently set to end with a two-night stint at the Stade de France in Paris, this September.
It is believed the performance will take place in London in Autumn with tickets for the surprise show becoming available just weeks before the event.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Jay Z and Beyonce will play a stadium in Britain, probably in London, before the autumn.
"It needs to be a stadium because of the scale of the production.
"It could be the case that there will be just weeks between tickets going on sale and the event."
News of the additional tour date follows on from weeks of speculation that the couple's marriage is in crisis.
Beyonce, 32 and Jay Z, 44 - who have a two-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, together - were previously said to be only seeing one another on stage by travelling separately and staying in different hotel rooms.
A source said: "They might be sharing a stage, but while on tour they'll live practically separate lives.
"Tensions between them are worse than ever, meaning they will be travelling between venues independently, staying in different hotel suites and even having separate entourages.
"They'll also have individual dressing rooms, so the only times they'll be together will be while they're performing."

Mitch Winehouse still speaks to his late daughter, Amy.
The showbiz patriarch - who lost the 'Valerie' singer to accidental alcohol poisoning in July 2011 - has admitted he can still sense that his daughter is close by and hears her words of encouragement whenever he takes to the stage.
He told The Sun newspaper: "She's standing next to me, every time I go out on that stage.
"She's there all right, I feel her, sense her.
"She's in here now saying, 'Just get on with it, Dad'. I'm always speaking to her, all day, every day."
Mitch also explained that Amy - who died aged just 27 at her North London home- was "angry" over her passing at first but has now become more settled in the after-life.
He said: "Her passing was a mistake and at first she was very angry and upset -- I could feel that -- but now she's more settled."
Although Mitch still admits life is still difficult without the 'Back To Black' hitmaker, he believes establishing his charity, the Amy Winehouse Foundation - which trains recovering addicts to go into schools and speak of their experiences - has made him a better man.
He said: "Before she passed I wasn't very industrious but now I'm a different person. It changed my life. After Amy died, I wanted to do something that mattered, which is how the Amy Winehouse Foundation came about. Who would have thought that three years on we would have achieved so much?
"I know Amy is very proud. She would not have wanted us to wallow in grief."

Daniel Radcliffe is getting 'better' at sex.
The 'Harry Potter' star admitted he has improved in the bedroom since losing his virginity and prefers to have sex when he is sober.
He told The Daily Star newspaper: "I'm one of the few people who seem to have had a really good first time.
"It was with somebody I'd gotten to know well. I'm happy to say I've had a lot better sex since then.
"But it wasn't as horrendously embarrassing as a lot of other people's were, like my friend who got drunk and did it with a stranger under a bridge.
"For some people sex might be better drunk. But for me and the person I'm doing it with it's much better sober."
The 27-year-old actor quit drinking four years ago after realising his alcohol addition had got out of control and decided to clean up his act for the sake of his career.
However, it seems Daniel is still struggling to conquer his cravings after it was reported he checked into a rehabilitation facility earlier this month to treat his dependence on cigarettes.
A source said: "Daniel knows he has an addictive personality, and he's been open in the past about his drinking demons.
"It will be a kind of residential treatment programme, involving counselling, both individual and group stress management and herbal treatments to help withdrawal symptoms."

5 Seconds of Summer plan to write with One Direction.
The 'She Looks So Perfect' hitmakers are currently touring with the British band for the second time, and though they get on well, they won't be recording a duet with their pals.
Asked if they would team up with One Direction, Calum Hood said: "We are two completely different bands."
Luke Hemmings added: "We might write with them at some point. If we were going to do a song it'd be with someone that's cool and up-and-coming."
The group's career has escalated since they first toured with the 'Little Things' singers last year and they admit being on the road this time around has been a different experience.
Ashton Irwin said on 'Live from MTV': "I think it's been different in a few ways, we got to go to Europe for the first time and without them [One Direction], we would have never gotten to meet some of the fans, so that was incredible.
"There's a few more people singing along to our songs, which is nice. That's just a beautiful thing."
Another thing that has changed this tour is there is less "nudity", after 1D star Harry Styles pranked the support act by invading their dressing room to throw fruit at them while nude last year.
Ashton said: "No, naked Harry Styles, which is a bit disappointing. It's a decrease of nudity on the tour this year."

Emma Stone says Woody Allen "goes to great lengths" to keep details of his scripts a secret.
'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' actress stars alongside Colin Firth in Allen's upcoming romantic comedy 'Magic in the Moonlight' and they've revealed they were only given a short amount of time to read their scripts before they had to hand them back.
Emma told The Daily Beast: "Some cast members never get to look at the script. Some cast only ever sees their part. He's incredibly protective of the plot. I think he goes to great lengths to keep it under wraps.
"I had a very short meeting with him and his casting directors, and about a month later I got to go to his office to read the script, and then give it back."
Stone stars as a young woman who claims she can not only tell the future but can also communicate with the dead in the film, while Firth plays Stanley, a renowned illusionist under the stage name Wei Ling Soo, who's hired by the consigliere of a wealthy family to expose Stone's character.
Firth admits he had the same experience with Allen's script for the movie, saying: "You get to read it in a controlled experiment while you're closely watched. Funnily enough, the script was driven to me in a remote part of Italy while someone waited while I read it, and then handed it back."
However, Stone, 25, claims its not the first time she's experienced secretiveness over film scripts.
She added: "It sounds weird, but I've read 'Spider-Man' the same way. Now, all these scripts need to be controlled, otherwise they leak."

Katie Price regrets having tattoos of her exes' names.
The glamour model is haunted by the body art she got while married to ex-husband Peter Andre and in a relationship with ex-fiancé Leandro Penna, but Katie admits she hasn't "really learnt her lesson" when it comes to permanent ink.
Chatting to co-presenter Mark Dolan on her FUBAR radio show yesterday (22.07.14), Katie - who is currently married to Kieran Hayler - shared: "The thing is, a lot of us do it - you get names of your other halves on you and then you split up and then you're stuck with a name. This has happened to me twice with the Pete one and now I've got Leo on my ankle. So what do you do?
"Do you have it lasered off? But then you're left with the scar. Or do you try and create something to go over it? Surely you have to have something a bit bigger to cover it. So I don't know what to do ... I've got Leo and then the date [we met] - that's sad. It bloody hurts - all that detail."
However, Katie's regrets don't appear to have put the businesswoman off any further trips to the tattoo parlour.
She told listeners: "I do want a new tattoo but I've got to finish my thigh one yet. They are very addictive."
The 36-year-old mother-of-five already has several tattoos, including a crown on her wrist and a bow around her ankle, but revealed she once longed for a butterfly inked in between her legs.
She explained: "You know what I did want to do but I thought I couldn't bear the pain - you know when you open your legs, I wanted a butterfly tattooed there. But I don't think I could sit with my legs open and it would bloody hurt. I've got a pink heart there - just above - where they normally have their Brazilian strip."