It seems like we have a new couple in town! Not long ago, popular Hollywood actor James Marsden was spotted out and about in public on an apparent dinner date with model Kelsey Merritt.
During their dinner date, the two of them seemed happy and comfortable in each other’s company. Keep scrolling further to catch more insights about the latest outing of James Marsden and Kelsey Merritt.
James Marsden gets snapped on an apparent dinner date with model Kelsey Merritt
On Thursday, April 6, 2023, The Best of Me star and the model stepped out for a dinner date in Santa Monica, California. After enjoying a meal at the famous Italian restaurant Giorgio Baldi, they hopped in his car and drove off.
For the dinner date, the American actor opted for a black shirt with matching pants. He completed his look with a pair of white shoes. Kelsey, for her part, wore a black coat atop a black top and a pair of blue pants. She let her brunette locks down in loose curls.
As of this moment, it’s unknown whether James and Kelsey are dating or they are just good friends. Although, they follow each other on the social media platform Instagram and have been spotted at the same events in the last couple of months.
Both of them attended the Ralph Lauren fashion show in Los Angeles in October 2022. In addition to this, they were also present at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in February 2023. Then, no pictures of the duo from the event popped up on the internet.
James Marsden was linked to singer Edei before
Most recently, James was romantically linked to British singer-songwriter Edei, who he had been seeing since the year 2015. The couple was last seen together at the U.S. Open last September.
At the moment, the Into the Grizzly Maze star is still following Edei on Instagram, although she doesn’t follow him on the social networking platform. It looks like she has removed all photos of him from her Instagram feed.
For those of you who are unaware, let us share with you, the full name of Edei is Emma Deigman. She was born and brought up in the United Kingdom. She kicked off her career in musical theatre and toured with UK pop group Girls Aloud as a support act in the year 2009.
At that time, she used her birth name Emma Deigman. She changed her name to Edei because people found it hard to pronounce her surname. Some of her famous songs include Loved, I’ll Go, In My Bed, It Was You, and Invisible Scar.
James Marsden was married to actress Lisa Linde from 2000-2011
James Marsden and Lisa Linde, the daughter of American musician Dennis Linde, tied the knot in the year 2000. The pair exchanged their vows on July 22, 2000. Their marriage wasn’t built to last for eternity as they pulled the plug on their relationship in 2011. Their divorce got finalized in the same year.
The former couple shares two children. Marsden and Lisa welcomed their first child together, a son named Jack in the year 2001. Their second child together, a daughter whose name is Mary James joined them earthside in 2005. Along with this, James is also a dad to his son William Luca, whom he shares with his former girlfriend Rose Costa.
During a 2018 interview with Men’s Health, the Jury Duty star mentioned that he considered himself a lucky and privileged guy until he and his former spouse Lisa broke up. At that time, he spilled the beans on his divorce from Lisa Linde.
Then, James said, “Being a white male, you’re born with certain unearned privileges. My life hasn’t been filled with sorrow and deep struggle. When the divorce happened, it was the first time I felt I lost my equilibrium.”
Marsden reflected on his split from Linde and continued, “It was scary and sad and made me pull everything into focus. I needed to focus on what was important. I know regrets can be a catalyst for good things. Not to talk like a Hallmark card, but it’s true.”
Kelsey Merritt’s dating history explored
On the other hand, when we talk about the dating history of Kelsey Merritt, she was in a relationship with Olympic swimmer Conor Dwyer in 2018. Last year, she was rumored to be dating Jared Leto.
James Marsden’s new comedy series ‘Jury Duty’ just released on Amazon Freevee
The latest outing of James Marsden comes amid the release of his new comedy series named Jury Duty. The first 4 episodes of the series dropped on Amazon Freevee on April 7, 2023, Friday. The remaining episodes of the series will continue to release every Friday until April 21.
During his latest interview with Parade, the 27 Dresses star talked about the show and said, “The format of the show is unlike anything I’ve seen before. It’s basically The Truman Show where you’re doing three or four weeks of doing jury duty that’s completely fake, in a fake, empty, abandoned courthouse that we populate with background players and a cast full of improv actors, and myself playing a heightened version of myself. And one guy who thinks the whole thing is real.”
Marsden went on to say that David Burnett who has worked on shows like The White Lotus and D Train approached him to play himself. He further added, “And he came to me first and said, ‘Hey, we have this idea that we want to run by you. We’re looking for a celebrity to sort of play themselves.’ He knew how much I love that world of improvisational acting.”
Along with James, the show Jury Duty also stars Alan Barinholtz, Cassandra Blair, Susan Berger, Rashida “Sheedz” Olayiwola, Kirk Fox, David Brown, Ross Kimball, Trisha LaFache, Mekki Leeper, Pramode Kumar, Kerry O’Neill, Brandon Loeser, Edy Modica, Ishmel Sahid, Ben Seaward, Whitney Rice, Maria Russell, Ron Song, and Evan Williams.
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