Kate Winslet, who recently split with her director hubby Sam Mendes, has been dating a British model named Louis Dowler.  Read more on Kate’s new love below.

Actress Kate Winslet, 34, who split from Sam Mendes four months ago, and is now rumored to be dating Louis Dowler who met through mutual friends.

A source told the News of the World, “Louis has been spending a lot of time with Kate recently and they were in New York together while he was shooting an advert. They’ve been on lots of dates and get on really well. It’s early days for them but they enjoy each other’s company. They’ve been desperate to keep the relationship under wraps so they’ve been a bit low-key so far.”

Kate lives in New York’s Greenwich Village with her two children, six-year-old son Joe from Sam Mendes, and her daughter Mia, nine, from her relationship with ex-husband Jim Threapleton.

The source added, “They are trying to plan their diaries to make sure they can spend as much time together as they can. They hope to visit Cornwall together in the summer for a holiday.”

Winslet and Dowler, also 34, have “been on lots of dates and get on really well. It’s early days for them but they enjoy each other’s company,” a source told the tabloid.

Click thumbnails for larger pictures

Images: wenn.com