Chelsea Handler and Ralph Fiennes spark dating rumors after getting cozy at Oscars 2025 afterparty

A conclave for two.Chelsea Handler and Ralph Fiennes set the Hollywood rumor mill into motion after they were spotted leaving an Oscars party together on Sunday night.The pair were all smiles, laughing as they walked arm-in-arm on their way out of the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills following the 2025 Academy Awards, leaving many wondering whether the comedian and the “Conclave” star have struck up a romance.Fiennes was nominated at this year’s Oscars in the Best Lead Actor category for his performance in “Conclave,” his third career nomination, though the British star lost out to Adrien Brody, whose portrayal of a Hungarian architect moving to the US after the Holocaust won him the coveted trophy.Drink in hand, Handler, 50, dressed in a metallic pale champagne-colored dress by KHOON HOOI and gold Manolo Blahnik BB heels, and Fiennes, 62, dashing in a black wide lapel tuxedo and white-edged bow tie from London brand Taillour, cut an elegant figure as they giggled their way out of the posh soirée.The Post reached out to Handler and Fiennes’ reps for comment.

The pair’s Oscar party exit follows a saucy bit they performed together during this year’s Critics Choice Awards, which the “My Horizontal Life” author hosted last month.Reenacting Nicole Kidman’s now iconic milk scene from the 2024 erotic thriller “Babygirl,” Handler chugged a full glass of milk at the urging of Fiennes.“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,” Handler said, taking the glass from an off-camera helper.“Oh, this must be from him, thank you,” she quipped as she began to down the milk, clearly doing a send-up of the memorable scene in the Halina Reijn-directed film.Fiennes then joined in, playing the role of Harris Dickinson, who plays Kidman’s young intern and love interest.“Good g...