Rachel Zegler spotted kissing ‘Evita' backup dancer at Sabrina Carpenter concert
The 'Snow White' alum, 24, was spotted kissing backup dancer Nathan Louis-Fernand at Hyde Park on Sunday, July 6.
Zegler is currently starring in 'Evita' at the London Palladium on the West End. Louis-Fernand is a dancer in the production.
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The two attended a Sabrina Carpenter concert and were pictured holding hands while the pop star performed. Other shots saw Zegler leaning on Louis-Fernand and smiling as they chatted closely.
The Post reached out to Zegler's rep for comment.
11 Rachel Zegler and Nathan Louis-Fernand at the Sabrina Carpenter concert.
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The professional dancer previously performed in 'Magic Mike Live' in London, bragging about the experience in a May Instagram post.
'When I was Mike a.k.a Miguel,' Louis-Fernand captioned footage from his time in the show.
Zegler commented beneath the post: 'You posting this in your birthday is such jokes' to which he replied, '@rachelzegler they just happened to fall on the same day 🤷🏾♂️ a happy accident if you will 😂😂.'
11 Rachel Zegler poses with Nathan Louis-Fernand.
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11 Rachel Zegler cuddles Nathan Louis-Fernand.
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According to his bio, Louis-Fernand has also danced in the hit musicals like 'Hamilton,' '& Juliet' and 'The Lion King.'
The 'West Side Story' actress was previously linked to her 'Hunger Games' co-star Josh Andrés Rivera in 2021.
The exes went public that same year and continued to keep a low profile.
11 Rachel Zegler and Nathan Louis-Fernand.
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Zegler did, however, give him a birthday shout-out on her Instagram Stories in May 2024, writing, 'I love him so very much.'
She added, 'He is my very best friend. I am so lucky to be loved by him.'
Zegler and Rivera, 30, quietly split 'late last year,' an insider told Us Weekly on Monday, July 7, after the photos with Louis-Fernand made the rounds.
11 Rachel Zegler and Nathan Louis-Fernand watch the concert.
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These days, along with a new romance, Zegler is focused on her career.
The actress is portraying Argentine political leader Eva Perón – the second wife of Argentine president Juan Perón – in Jamie Lloyd's production of 'Evita.'
''Evita' has been such an important musical to me since I was a little girl, when my dad and I would sing 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina' together on my back patio,' Zegler told Deadline in March.
11 Nathan Louis-Fernand in 'Hamilton.'
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'The opportunity to bring Jamie Lloyd's singular, visionary ideas to life onstage is an honor unlike any other,' continued Zegler. 'The stage has always felt like home to me, and I can't wait to make my West End debut in such great company.'
Her latest role comes on the heels of a controversial year. Zegler received widespread backlash while promoting Disney's live-action film, 'Snow White.'
The star, who played Snow White in the movie, went on a tirade against those who voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
11 Nathan Louis-Fernand in 'Magic Mike' in London.
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Zegler wrote in a series of now-deleted Instagram Stories: 'May Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace.'
She added, 'Another four years of hatred, leaning us towards a world I do not want to live in. Leaning us towards a world that will be hard to raise my daughter in.'
In turn, many Trump supporters took to social media to reveal that they were boycotting the film.
11 Rachel Zegler as Maria in 'West Side Story.'
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11 Rachel Zegler in 'Snow White.'
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11 Rachel Zegler sings 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' on the balcony of The London Palladium.
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The 'Hunger Games' vet also criticized the 1937 original animated 'Snow White,' calling David Hand's work 'extremely dated when it comes to the ideas of women being in roles of power and what a woman is fit for in the world.'
'The original cartoon came out in 1937, and very evidently so,' Zegler told Extra in 2022.
'There's a big focus on her love story with a guy who literally stalks her. Weird. So we didn't do that this time,' she quipped.
Zegler was then slammed as 'immature' by Disney producer Marc Platt's son, Jonah Platt, in an explosive rant after the film flopped at the box office.
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