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Dominic West and Lily James made a very welcoming display of ‘kissing and hugging’ during their British Airways flight to Rome, it has been claimed.
The 50-year-old married actor and Mamma Mia! The 31-year-old star was later seen appearing to kiss passionately while dining al fresco in the Italian city last Sunday.
Now, a source has claimed that the couple wasted no time starting their romantic weekend and that they were “ on top of each other ” while traveling, The Sun reports.
Shock: Dominic West and Lily James made a very welcoming display of ‘kissing and hugging’ during their British Airways flight to Rome, it has been claimed (pictured during their trip to Italy)
A source told the publication: ‘At first, I thought it was his daughter as I knew that he was in his 50s and you could tell she was much younger.
Within minutes of leaving the plane, they began kissing and hugging after they both removed their masks.
“ They looked like a couple heading for a dirty weekend and they were all together. They were French kisses and there was a lot of kissing. ”
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Lily and Dominic for comment.
After arriving in town last week, Lily and Dominic surprised viewers when they appeared kissing while dining outdoors.
Claims: A source said Dominic and Lily “ looked like a couple heading to a dirty weekend and were together ” during the flight (photographed together in 2018)
Dominic is best known for playing Noah Solloway in the Showtime drama The Affair, which explores the emotional effects of an extramarital affair between his character and a younger woman named Alison Bailey (Ruth Wilson).
A source told MailOnline that Dominic and Lily spent two nights in a suite at the best Hotel De La Ville with a panoramic view of the city and just a two-minute walk from Plaza de España.
They only left the hotel for a few hours on an electric scooter through the Spanish Steps and Piazza di Pietra. Over lunch, they met their friend and mutual manager Angharad Wood at a downtown restaurant.
At the end of lunch, Lily sat next to Dominic, who wasn’t wearing his wedding ring, and he couldn’t resist stroking her neck and stroking her.
The previous Thursday, it was announced that Lily had parted ways with 37-year-old The Crown star Matt Smith for good after a failed attempt to rekindle their relationship in confinement after a five-year on-off romance.
Married: Dominic and his wife Catherine FitzGerald put up a united front at their home after the pictures came to light
Since the images of Dominic and Lily came to light in Rome, he has put on a challenging display with his wife Catherine Fitzgerald, 49.
Just hours after she told her friends she was’ heartbroken ‘by the images, which went viral, she agreed to participate in a strange show of unity with the The Affair star, and he told reporters:’ Our marriage is strong and we are very much still together ‘.
The mother of four cautiously left the marital home in Chippenham, Wiltshire, on Tuesday with her husband, hiding her ring finger in the pocket of her jeans.
Catherine raised her head on purpose and passionately kissed Dominic for the cameras as they emerged from their cottage, through a rusted gate.
Dominic seemed to have a rather satisfied expression on his face as he made sure to show that he wasn’t wearing his wedding ring yet. He was wearing the same outfit he wore back in the day with Lily, adding a brown jacket.
With fixed smiles planted on their faces, he and Catherine handed the photographers a piece of paper, which repeated the words in their handwriting: “Our marriage is strong and we are still together,” with their signatures underneath.
Strong: Dominic has been married to Irish landscape designer and mother of four Catherine since 2010. They share children Dora, 13, Senan, 12, Francis, 11, and Christabel, seven.
Working together: Lily and Dominic will star in Emily Mortimer’s adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s celebrated novel The Pursuit Of Love for the BBC with Emily Beecham and Andrew Scott; filming started in July
MailOnline understands that the actor flew out of Rome on Monday night to discuss the crisis with his wife of 10 years, just hours after she told a friend that she was ‘heartbroken, shocked and devastated’ after the photos.
Dominic has been married to Irish landscape designer and mother of four Catherine since 2010.
They share four children: daughter Dora, 13, son Senan, 12, son Francis, 11, and daughter Christabel, seven. While the actor also has another daughter, Martha, 21, with his ex-girlfriend, the aristocrat, Polly Astor.
On Monday, Catherine confided to a friend that she and Dominic were still “very close” at the time of their passionate embrace with Lily, and had said that she considered the marriage “probably over.”
A friend who came to comfort Catherine told MailOnline that she was “devastated” by the photos because she thought she and Dominic had a “good marriage.”
The friend told MailOnline on Monday: ‘Catherine has seen the photos and is devastated. I came to talk to her as soon as I heard from them.
Done and Dusted: Last Thursday, it was announced that Lily, 31, had parted ways with Matt Smith, 37, for good after a failed attempt to rekindle their relationship in confinement after an on-and-off five-year romance ( in the 2015 photo).
Catherine has been trying to talk to Dominic but he doesn’t answer his phone. She is totally shocked because she didn’t know anything was going on. They were very close, so this is completely unexpected.
She thought they had a good marriage and now it’s probably over. This is how she feels now, but they both need to talk, but right now, she is speechless. ”
Lily and Dominic will star in Emily Mortimer’s adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s celebrated novel The Pursuit Of Love for the BBC with Emily Beecham and Andrew Scott, and filming began in July.
The three-part romantic comedy drama about love and friendship is filming in the Bristol and Bath area and at The Bottle Yard Studios.
Set in Europe between the two world wars, the story follows the adventures and misadventures of the charismatic and fearless Linda Radlett, played by Lily and her best friend and cousin Fanny Logan, played by Beecham.
But the couple go back a long way and starred together in Othello in Sheffield’s Crucible in 2011. Lily played Desdemona when she was 22 and Dominic played Iago, 41.
