'The Holiday' actor Rufus Sewell, 56, engaged to girlfriend Vivian Benitez, 26
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‘The Holiday’ actor Rufus Sewell, 56, engaged to girlfriend Vivian Benitez, 26

“The Holiday” star Rufus Sewell is engaged to his girlfriend, Vivian Benitez, who is thirty years his junior.

Benitez shared the news by posting two photos of her wearing a circular sparkler on her left ring finger.

In the first photo, Benitez showed off her hand with the new rock as it laid on her herringbone jacket.

Meanwhile, the second snap was a selfie of Benitez, 26, smiling from ear-to-ear with Sewell, 56, kissing her on the cheek.

“till death (or him continuing to walk on bathmats with his outside shoes) do us part,” she captioned the two photos on Tuesday.

Benitez didn’t share details about the proposal, but she posted a photo of herself from Rome one day prior.

“The Holiday” actor Rufus Sewell is engaged to girlfriend Vivian Benitez. vivv/Instagram
Benitez appeared over the moon as Sewell kissed her on the cheek. vivv/Instagram
She also gave the ring its own solo shot. vivv/Instagram

Sewell has yet to post anything about the engagement, nor did he comment on his fiancée’s post.

Sewell, who played Jasper in the beloved Christmas movie “The Holiday,” has been dating Benitez for at least two years.


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The duo have mostly stayed out of the public eye throughout their relationship, but they have made a few red carpet appearances together, including at the premieres of his movies, “Old” in July 2021 and ” The Diplomat” this past April.

The “Victoria” actor will walk down the aisle for the third time, as he was previously married twice.

The lovebirds have been dating for at least two years. Getty Images for Netflix
Sewell starred in the Christmas classic, “The Holiday.” Sony Pictures

Sewell first tied the knot with longtime girlfriend Yasmin Abdallah in 1999, but they divorced the following year.

Four years later, he said “I do” to Amy Gardner in 2004, but they got divorced in 2006. The exes co-parent son, William Douglas, 21.

Sewell also shares a 10-year-old daughter named Lola with his ex-girlfriend Ami Komai.