Ralph Fiennes and Chelsea Handler might just be Hollywood’s newest unexpected couple—or at least, the most delightfully chaotic duo to grace an afterparty.
The 62-year-old Conclave star and the 50-year-old queen of comedy were spotted leaving the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party together, arm-in-arm, giggling like two high schoolers who just got away with sneaking out past curfew. The glitzy soirée, held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, was already a hotspot for drama, but this possible love connection? That’s the plot twist no one saw coming.
A Flirty Flashback
Let’s rewind to last month when the sparks really started flying. Chelsea, in her signature cheeky style, hosted the 2025 Critics Choice Awards and found herself in the middle of a steamy (and lactose-heavy) moment with none other than Ralph.
The moment went down when Chelsea, standing next to Ralph, decided to recreate a scene from Babygirl, an erotic thriller starring Nicole Kidman—because, obviously, no awards show is complete without a little seduction and a dairy product.
Chelsea, channeling her inner seductress, accepted a glass of milk (yes, MILK) and declared:
“Babygirl was one of my favorite movies this year because I love everything Nicole Kidman does. And it even inspired me to hire a new, sexy intern! Oh, this must be from him!”
As she sipped the milk, Ralph—seemingly possessed by a Shakespearean ghost with a thing for calcium—murmured:
“Good girl. Good girl. Good girl. Keep going, don’t stop! Go on! Go on!”
The entire room held its breath. Chelsea, suddenly realizing she was in the middle of an awards show and not an audition for a Fifty Shades of Grey reboot, turned beet red before awkwardly scrambling to introduce the next category.
What’s Really Going On?
Fast forward to the Oscars party, and these two are leaving together, laughing like they just pulled off the ultimate Hollywood heist. Coincidence? Maybe. A full-blown romance? Time (and possibly another glass of milk) will tell.
Either way, one thing is certain: If Chelsea and Ralph are an item, they just became the most unexpected, chaotic, and wildly entertaining couple of the year. And honestly? We’re so here for it.
