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Tom Cruise continued to fuel romance rumours with his agent Maha Dakhil this week when the pair were spotted enjoying a romantic dinner.
The occasion marked their second outing together in a week after the actor was previously seen dropping her off at London's Chiltern Firehouse.
Tom, 62, and Maha, 49, first sparked romance rumours back in September after touching down in London on his helicopter.
At the time they were seen with their arms around one another as they strolled across the tarmac.
Still, it is unclear what the nature of their relationship is as neither have confirmed or denied the dating rumours.
He was last linked to Victoria Canal but she later dismissed the 'completely bonkers' reports in August.
So, who is Tom's new rumoured love interest Maha Dakhil? Here, MailOnline takes a look...
Tom Cruise continued to fuel romance rumours with his agent Maha Dakhil (pictured in March) this week when the pair were spotted enjoying a romantic dinner
The occasion marked their second outing together in a week after the actor was previously seen dropping her off at London's Chiltern Firehouse. So, who is Maha Dakhil?
What does she do for work?
Alongside Tom, Maha also represents major stars including Dakota Johnson, Madonna and Natalie Portman.
Until last year she worked at the internal board of CAA (Creative Artists Agency), arguably the most powerful agency in Hollywood.
She starred in the 10-part docuseries What Happens In Hollywood in 2021 which 'examines Hollywood's role in framing society's overall view of sex and sexuality,' as per IMDb.
In October 2023 she resigned from the agency from her role after she shared the inflammatory post on Instagram amid the Israel and Hamas conflict.
Despite stepping down she continued to manage Tom and also works as an agent for Madonna, Anne Hathaway and Steven Spielberg, and signed former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground.
The agent, who is half Libyan, shared a post on her Instagram stories from an account that goes by FreePalestine and shared its take on the October 7 attacks on Israel. The post partly read: 'You're learning who supports genocide.'
'That's the line for me,' Maha wrote alongside the post.
'What's more heartbreaking than witnessing genocide? Witnessing the denial that genocide is happening,' she wrote in a second Instagram post.
Alongside Tom, Maha also represents major stars including Dakota Johnson, Madonna and Natalie Portman (pictured with Madonna)
Until last year she worked at the internal board of CAA but stepped down after she shared the inflammatory post on Instagram amid the Israel and Hamas conflict
A source told The Ankler that Maha tried to organise a meeting with some of her Jewish colleagues to further explain and apologise, but several of the co-workers were so furious they refused to attend, an allegation that has since been refuted.
The agency confirmed that she also stepped down from her position as co-head of the motion picture department. Since then however she has been promoted to Managing Director of the agency.
Maha deleted the messages shortly after posting them and apologised in a statement to Variety, saying: 'I made a mistake with a repost in my Instagram Story, which used hurtful language.
'Like so many of us, I have been reeling with heartbreak. I pride myself on being on the side of humanity and peace.
'I'm so grateful to Jewish friends and colleagues who pointed out the implications and further educated me. I immediately took the repost down. I'm sorry for the pain I have caused.'
But the posts had made their way around the Hollywood community, Variety reported, and many of her colleagues at CAA were reportedly 'offended and saddened.'
Maha addressed her comments again on Instagram, writing: 'Choice of words is important. Dialogue is healing. As each excruciating day passes, I'm listening and learning more from my friends. Thank you.
'I'm holding all our families in my prayers … I am grieving for everyone who is suffering right now. I continue to mourn all innocent lives. My mission is peace.'
When were they first spotted together?
Tom first spark romance rumours when he was seen with Maha as they arrived together in London in his helicopter in September (pictured in June at the Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One London premiere)
Earlier this week, they enjoyed a romantic three and a half hour dinner at GAIA London with an eyewitness telling DailyMail.com that the actor and his date 'were very touchy feely'
Tom first sparked romance rumours when he was seen with Maha as they arrived together in London in his helicopter in September.
The pair looked in great spirits as arrived in the capital and strolled across the tarmac with their arms around one another.
Earlier this week, they enjoyed a romantic three and a half hour dinner at GAIA London.
An eyewitness told DailyMail.com that the actor and his date 'were spotted getting very touchy feely with one another and looked extremely cozy' as they dined together at the five star restaurant, which serves Greek Mediterranean cuisine.
She could be seen making him laugh and caressing his arm as they chatted away in a cozy booth.
They arrived to the upmarket eatery in a black chauffeur driven Mercedes just after 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday night, before ultimately leaving around 11 p.m.
As they left, he could be seen tenderly placing his hand on her elbow, before guiding her back to their car.
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