James Norton 'splits from model girlfriend and joins celebrity dating app Raya'
Happy Valley star James Norton has reportedly signed up to exclusive celebrity dating app Raya after splitting from his girlfriend Charlotte Rose Smith
James Norton is back on the market after splitting from his model girlfriend Charlotte Rose Smith.
The Happy Valley star has reportedly appeared on celebrity dating app Raya with his shaved head he is currently sporting for his role in Sunny Dancer featured in his profile picture. James, 39, is currently filming in Scotland for the movie alongside Bella Ramsey.
The actor - who is a strong favourite to play James Bond when Daniel Craig's replacement is picked - was pictured with Charlotte, 26, several times after they started dating late last year. At the time, an insider told The Sun: "They have been enjoying dates and seem very happy together.
"It has been a year since his relationship with Imogen ended and he appears to get on so well with Charlotte. They make a lovely couple." While James seems to be ready to date again, Charlotte - who is also an artist - has been sharing a few cryptic posts on TikTok.
Sharing a video of herself working in her studio in London she wrote: "When everything is falling apart I will always have art. Broken heart? Still got my art." Another video shows her walking around in a fitted dress alongside the caption: "How I imagine every ex thinks of me."
The Mirror has reached out to James' representatives for comment.
James recently divulged that he is planning a trip to Kenya with his parents, Hugh and Lavinia, and sister Jessica, while talking on the Travel Secrets podcast. He said: "It's with my family, which is really lovely. There's a point you get to in your early twenties... I was lucky enough to look at my mum and dad when we were all adults, and say, 'We get on!'
"My dad and I have a grudge match playing chess and we play bridge. My sister has two little boys who are six and four and we have a really nice little family unit. So for the first time, I'm taking them on holiday. We're going to the Masai Mara for some Safari. I can't wait to see my little nephews do Safari."
Prior to dating Charlotte, James was engaged to actress Imogen Poots, 35, but they split late in 2023. The former couple dated for seven years before the demands of their hectic lifestyles and careers drove the relationship apart.
Talking to The Sunday Times he said: "Some of the choices recently weren't mine, yet I don't feel begrudging. If the work starts to compromise one's relationships, it can become unhealthy.
Suddenly you realise you haven't left any space for other people and so I was p***ed off with that."
James had been starring in A Little Life - a West End adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara's novel which focuses on trauma and abuse - and said he had "given his life" to the role.
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