It looks like things are seriously heating up between Leonardo DiCaprio and Rihanna following reports the two were seen by countless party-goers getting cosy at the Playboy Mansion on Saturday (Jan. 10).
The duo were seen cosying up at the bash, before later winding up at the same after party. Both Leo and the 26-year-old were celebrating the birthday of Nikki Erwin, when their paths crossed and things got pretty intimate, according to TMZ.
According to sources, the 40-year-old and the Bajan beauty even swapped saliva during the birthday bash, although another insider has said that the claims are fiction, and there was no lip-locking. "No one was making out. They are just friends. That's it," a source who was also at the soiree told E! News. "There was a big group dancing. Tom Hardy, Naomi Campbell and a bunch of other people. Everyone was having a good time together. Maybe a little bit of friendly flirting but no scandal here."
Could Rihanna and Leo be Hollywood's new power couple? (WENN)
But despite suggestions their heavy flirting is not to be taken seriously, some insiders are claiming RiRi definitely has the hots for the Oscar nominee. "He's funny. He's real, honest and authentic," a source told HollywoodLife.com. "He holds a good conversation but the one thing that makes her weak every time she looks at him are his eyes. That alone makes her knees tremble." Trembling knees? If that's not usually the sign of a major crush, we don't know what is! "She loves looking into his eyes and when they talk she gets lost in those baby blues of his," the insider added.
The two were also seen welcoming in the New Year together at La Plage club in St. Barts. Photos emerged of the duo standing alongside one another, with Ri even putting her arm around the lothario at the bash.
But before we get excited about the possibility of a hot new power couple, it's said that Rihanna isn't keen on rushing into a relationship with anyone just yet, and instead wants to take things slow. "Rihanna is open to the idea of dating if the vibe is right," the source said. Of course, with a dating history like DiCaprio's we can't blame the star for wanting to slow things down with Hollywood's leading man.
The party proved to be quite the star-studded bash with the likes of Hilary Duff, Tom Hardy and Paris Hilton all celebrating the occassion.
