RUGBY star Danny Cipriani has grown close to an American actress after splitting from his wife last year.
The former England ace was spotted planting a kiss on glamorous Annalynne McCord as they stepped out for a red carpet event in Los Angeles.
Cipriani, 36, split from his missus Victoria Rose after she saw “messages on his phone” in November last year, but the couple are not yet divorced.
The former England ace is now soaking up the sun in Egypt with former 90210 star Annalynne, also 36, on a “spiritual journey”.
The blonde actress, who played Naomi Clark in the reboot of 90210, which ran from 2008 to 2013, is also well known for playing pampered Loren Wakefield in American medical drama Nip/Tuck.
Blonde Annalyenne is said to have “bonded deeply” with Cipriani over their shared love of “meditation.”
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The pair are currently on a tour of historical Egyptian sites organised by tour guide Sacred Awakenings which is described on Instagram as: “Designed to activate your capacity to receive more of your divine self, expanding into abundance embodying a higher frequency.”
Annalynne has previously spoken about her relationship with Prison Break star ex Dominic Purcell describing him as a “very, very ferociously strong man” who was her “dom” when she got into BDSM — with the pair enjoying “explosive” sex.
She is said to have known Cipriani for over ten years with the pair “hooking up” at the start of last month.
The couple are also believed to have travelled to Glastonbury, Somerset, over Easter where they took part in a meditation ceremony with a spiritual guide.
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They were first pictured beaming at the camera on the red carpet for a Clarins make-up launch party at a private mansion in LA, both wearing matching faded denim with their arms around each other on 15th March.
Danny’s tattoo tribute to his wife could still be seen on his neck where her name is inked in the shape of a stem with a rose at the top.
A close source told The Sun on Sunday: “This is the first official event that Dannyhas been to with another woman since he split from Victoria.
“You can still see Victoria’s name tattooed on his neck but he is publically planting a kiss on Annalynne.
“They’ve known each other for about a decade but this is the first time they have been out in public so openly.”
Previously Cipriani had been spending time with a glamorous brunette he met on a spiritual journey to India.
After announcing his retirement from professional rugby at the end of January, he was pictured looking cosy with a French-born yoga teacher who calls herself Eve Kundalini at a restaurant in Ooty, 1,200km south of Mumbai.
Kundalini is a type of meditation linked to awakening inner serpent energy and tantric sex.
Cipriana started dating spouse Victoria in June 2020 and Danny proposed to the mother-of-two weeks after they first met.
Victoria last shared a picture with Danny in October as she penned a cryptic caption about life “having its ups and downs.”
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She has also recently shared a social media post saying she was on a retreat in Egypt.
The brunette beauty penned that despite her ex’s “painful actions”, she has found “strength in her vulnerability” through the “betrayal”.
