AceShowbiz - Charlize Theron and Gabriel Aubry are said to have been "hooking up." The "Mad Max: Fury Road" actress and the 45-year-old model are said to be "very casual" and "enjoying each other."

"Charlize has been hooking up with Gabriel Aubry," a source told Us Weekly magazine. "They're very casual and enjoying each other. It's nothing serious."

It comes after Charlize, who adopted 10-year-old Jackson in 2012 and 8-year-old August in 2015 respectively, and Gabriel, who has 14-year-old daughter Nahla with ex-girlfriend Halle Berry, were linked in 2017 after being photographed together.

But Charlize, who previously dated Sean Penn from 2013 to 2015, insisted at the time she had only met Gabriel for around "three seconds," and that was because their children attended the same school. She said at the time, "I've never met him. I met him for, like, three seconds. Like, passing I was just like, 'Hi!' because our kids go to the same school."

In 2020, Charlize told how one of her daughters was keen for her to be in a relationship again. The 46-year-old actress explained at the time, "Two days ago I was in the car with my two girls and my little one said something like 'You need a boyfriend!' "

"And I said, 'Actually, I don't. Right now, I feel really good,' and she's like, 'You know what, mom? You just need a boyfriend, you need a relationship!' She had this look in her eye like she had never really contemplated that that was even a possibility," she added. "Her mind was blown. But, I know that was the day that she realized there's a different possibility."

Charlize also joked she was dating her "Bombshell" co-stars Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie. The "Atomic Blonde" actress captioned a snap with the pair, "I feel like I have to be honest. I'm in a new relationship. With both these ladies. For real."