Hayley Atwell, actrice britannique

Hayley Atwell is engaged to actor boyfriend Ned Wolfgang Kelly after a whirlwind romance.

The Mission Impossible 7 star, 41, was first linked to Ned in July last year, shortly after she was said to have split from Tom Cruise for the second time.

Ned announced the news on Instagram, revealing he popped the question during a romantic getaway in Venice.

He gushed : ’Lucky me. Arrived in Venice at 10am, around midday the love of my life and I got engaged in the kitchen of this strange apartment surrounded by ducks, with a bloke outside the window murdering "My Way" on the accordion.

’A perfect start to the rest of our lives together. I’d never had any interest in getting married... until I met this extraordinary woman. Happy as a clam.’

Cute couple : Hayley Atwell is engaged to actor boyfriend Ned Wolfgang Kelly after a whirlwind romance - the low-key couple were first linked in July last year

Hayley and Ned keep their relationship lowkey and have rarely been pictured together.

The London-based artist’s Instagram bio reads that he ’doesn’t eat animals’ and that he has been ’alcohol & drug free for over a decade’.

Speaking to The Sun when the couple first got together, an insider claimed : ’Hayley’s happiness is written on her face right now.

’They get on like a house on fire and make a very handsome couple.’

Ned’s website says he has produced commercial music for big brands such as Bud Light, Headspace and Samsung.

He has also scored films, worked on the design side of projects, and penned articles.

Last year, Hayley was said to have split from her Mission Impossible co-star Tom for the second time.

A source said : ’Unfortunately it hasn’t worked out for them. They have now decided they are better as friends.’

The insider also revealed that the fanfare around the couple after going public was too much to handle.

’They get on really well, and have fantastic chemistry, which is why they decided to quietly give the relationship another try earlier this year.

’What was working behind closed doors didn’t work out so well when it was made public, and the fanfare around them as a couple exploded again,’ the source stated.

The source also insisted that the couple’s romance was ’genuine’, stating ’In spite of some rumours to the contrary, it was never just for the cameras.’

Single lady : Last year, Hayley was said to have split from her Mission Impossible co-star Tom for the second time (pictured in November)

The pair began dating in 2020 after meeting on set of Mission : Impossible 7, and were first reported to be an item in December.

Tom, who plays Ethan Hunt in the famous franchise, and Hayley, who portrays a character mononymously known as Grace, spent much of the last year shooting the movie across the UK, as well as in Rome, Venice, and Norway.

Though the two had never expressly confirmed their romance, they were said to have become ’fairly inseparable’ after they ’hit it off from day one’ on the film.

However, by September, the relationship was said to have ’run its course’ for the pair.

An insider told The Sun about the breakup : ’It has been a very intense period of filming together. They really got on well – but as the latest film winds down they’ve decided to go back to being friends.’

’Their filming schedules are very full-on, and Tom has a number of other commitments coming up and is always shooting around by private helicopter and jet so it just ran its course.

’But they’re still happy to work together. It’s a shame, but just one of those things. They still get on well.’

On/off : Hayley and Tom Cruise were said to have started dating in 2020 after meeting on set of Mission : Impossible 7, splitting twice during their relationship pictured on set in 2020)

Source : Dailymail du 21/04/2023 par Rebbecca Lawrence