His pop star ex, Ellie Goulding, may have been pictured cosying up to a new boyfriend last week, but art dealer Caspar Jopling has certainly not been left on the shelf.

The Old Etonian has struck up a romance with Hollywood actress and director Olivia Wilde, with our exclusive photographs capturing a passionate public kiss they shared last week.

Sources say the pair have been together since early July and have been enjoying romantic dates ‘under the radar’ in Notting Hill. 

On Thursday, they spent three hours having a meal and drinking red wine at The Pelican restaurant in the West London enclave before their passionate embrace outside the venue.

Sources said 33-year-old Caspar, who split from Ellie, 38, after five years of marriage last year, is an investor in the restaurant and its nearby sister pub, the Fat Badger, allowing him to date Olivia in relative privacy.

The source said: ‘Those pubs have allowed Caspar to date a world-famous actress under the radar for months. 

'They always manage to get the best tables – little concealed spots in dark corners reserved for celebrities. 

'They tend to go to the Fat Badger for date nights because it’s an invitation-only pub, with a secret smoking terrace upstairs.’

Booksmart director Olivia has previously dated pop star Harry Styles and recently broke off her eight-year engagement to Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis, with whom she has two children.

Coincidentally, her next on-screen role is set in the art world – an erotic thriller called I Want Your Sex, which co-stars pop queen Charli XCX. Our source added: ‘Caspar’s friends think they are falling in love. 

Now they are ready to be open about their relationship so you can expect to see them out and about together more often.’

However, that does risk Caspar running into his ex. 

Notting Hill was also where Ellie was seen on a date with her new boyfriend, 28-year-old American actor Beau Minniear, who is ten years her junior, on Wednesday. 

The couple are said to have met earlier this year, with the first pictures of them together, taking a casual stroll, published on Friday.

It has been nearly 18 months since Ellie and Caspar – who have a four-year-old son – separated and they are said to remain on amicable terms.

She was briefly linked to Costa Rican surfing instructor, Armando Perez, and was also said to have been close to Tory peer Zac Goldsmith, 50, who got married for the third time yesterday, to PR guru Hum Fleming, 35.

Caspar is not known to have dated since the split from Ellie.