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EXCLUSIVE: Kate Beckinsale and Matt Atwater were spotted for the first time hugging each other as they take a romantic stroll in New York City.

Kate Beckinsaleis spending time in the Big Apple with Matt Atwater.

TheUnderworldactress was spotted in New York City with Atwater on Tuesday, where she and theMomentsactor appeared close.

“They’re friendly,” a source tells PEOPLE of Beckinsale and Atwater. “There’s nothing romantic going on.”

Meanwhile, her companion kept it casual in dark pants, white sneakers, a white shirt and green jacket as they strolled and chatted.

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Kate Beckinsale and Matt Atwater.splash news

EXCLUSIVE: Kate Beckinsale and Matt Atwater were spotted for the first time hugging each other as they take a romantic stroll in New York City.

The outing between Beckinsale, 49, and Atwater comes two and a half years after sheseemingly split from Goody Grace. She and the Canadian rapper, 25, had been linked for months.

A source previously told PEOPLE Beckinsale had been enjoyingquarantinewith the musician amid the pandemic.

“Kate enjoys his company,” said the source. “She finds him very mature, smart and creative. He entertains her with music, they cook and watch movies. She thinkshe is the perfect quarantine boyfriend.”

EXCLUSIVE: Kate Beckinsale and Matt Atwater were spotted for the first time hugging each other as they take a romantic stroll in New York City.

Beckinsale finalized her divorce from ex-husband and directorLen Wisemanin November 2019, four years after they split. She was previously with actor Michael Sheen from 1995 to early 2003. They share 24-year-old daughterLily Sheen.

Since her split from Wiseman, 50, the actress has also been linked toPete Davidson,Jack WhitehallandMatt Rife. (Despiterumors of a 2022 romancebetween Beckinsale andJason Momoa, the lattershot down speculationin April of that year.)

Kate Beckinsale.Anthony Harvey/Getty

Kate Beckinsale attends the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted By Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 28, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California

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Aside from her romantic life, the actress has been focused on family. Last August, Beckinsale revealedtwo new arm tattoosdedicated to her mother, English actress Judy Loe, and daughter Lily, both reading “mama.”

“The two I’ll kill and die for,” Beckinsale wrotealongside an imageof the uppercase and lowercase words, on the underside of her forearm.

A second photo in the actress’s post featured Loe embracing her granddaughter.

source: people.com