Leonardo DiCaprio spotted in Royal Box at Wimbledon with fellow actors and former tennis champions
Once again the Royal Box was stacked with personalities overnight, with Titanic star DiCaprio undoubtedly the most famous.
The 50-year-old is also famous, or rather infamous, for dating women who are more than 20 years younger than him.
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So naturally when the BBC cameras cut away from the Carlos Alcaraz-Taylor Fritz action to show DiCaprio being introduced to two women behind him, social media lit up.
DiCaprio did seem to be enjoying himself as he chatted away merrily to former tennis stars Dominika Cibulkova and Garbine Muguruza.
Muguruza is of course a former world No.1 who made the final of the Australian Open in 2020 after winning the French Open and Wimbledon in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
Garbiñe Muguruza and Dominika Cibulkova were all smiles as they chatted to the Hollywood icon.
Credit: @BBC
The 36-year-old Cibulkova — who would be roughly 10 years older than DiCaprio's usual dating interests — played in the Wimbledon quarter-finals on three occasions and also made the Australian Open final in 2014.
Fans had no doubt what they thought DiCaprio was up to when they saw him — sans regular baseball cap — and looking streamlined.
'Leonardo DiCaprio, kind of flirting with Garbine Muguruza at Wimbledon's Centre Court,' one fan wrote on social media.
And another: 'Garbiñe Muguruza back at Wimbledon as a spectator!!🥹🤍and Leo DiCaprio is there too, lol.'
And another: 'Leonardo DiCaprio in the stands and a few girls suddenly forget they came for tennis. That's what happens when Hollywood meets Wimbledon.'
And another: 'Didn't know how much I needed Leonardo DiCaprio and Garbiñe Muguruza in the same photo.'
And another: 'Garbine Muguruza is sitting right behind Leonardo DiCaprio at Wimbledon.'
Of course, he copped plenty of heat for his reputation as a 'young ladies man' too, suggesting now that his reputation is permanently damaged.
After the official Wimbledon account posted a picture of the movie-star, fans immediately roasted him.
Rami Malek was another high-profile star seen in the box at Wimbeldon.
Credit: Getty
'Probably thinking to himself, 'if this match goes on any longer, my date will be too old for me',' one said.
And another: 'Warn all the under 25's.'
And another: 'Where are all of his girlfriends?'
And another: 'Is he scanning for 25 year olds?'
Others in the box included Hollywood actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Rami Malek and James Norton, and fashion editor Anna Wintour.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was also spotted.
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