Simon Baker, 55, steps out solo at Italian film festival after his age gap romance with Bridgette Clark, 30, was revealed following divorce
Simon Baker was looking dapper indeed as he attended a prestigious film festival on Saturday.
The Australian actor went solo to the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival in Sardinia, Italy where he opted for casually cool look.
The Mentalist star opted for a dark blue denim shirt - and doubled his denim by adding a pair of white jeans.
Simon wore his favourite olive green Birkenstock sandals and added a black leather belt.
For accessories, he had on a pair of grey framed sunglasses and tied an orange and white bandanna around his neck.
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The 55-year-old was recently revealed to be dating a much younger woman, girlfriend Bridgette Clark, 30.
Daily Mail Australia revealed in September last year that Simon had rekindled his romance with Bridgette, after the couple took a brief break from their relationship.
The north Bondi local is several months younger than Baker's daughter, Stella, who turned 31 in August.
The slight blonde originally hails from Melbourne and is a popular fashion and lifestyle photographer.
She is also the co-founder and creative director of Terry, a resort-wear label inspired by 'European summers and 70s poolside attire'.
She has been dating the actor - who hit fame with US TV show The Mentalist and more recently starred in the hit Netflix drama Boy Swallows Universe - on and off for the last two years.
The couple had a brief hiatus over winter but they were seen reunited earlier this month as they moved furniture into Baker's van at his home in Tamarama in Sydney's east.
They were first spotted together at Tamarama beach in November 2022 and were later seen with Baker's sons - Claude, 25, and Harry, 23 - during an Easter trip to Byron Bay in 2023.
For accessories, he had on a pair of grey framed sunglasses and tied an orange and white bandanna around his neck
Last October the pair stepped out in all-white matching outfits in Tamarama and were walking arm-in-arm to a local café for a bite to eat and a coffee.
Simon's relationship with Bridgette began the year after announcing his divorce from Australian actress Rebecca Rigg, star of A Country Practice, Blue Heelers and LA Doctors.
He was with Rebecca for 29 years, including 22 years of marriage, while they lived in Los Angeles from 1995 until 2015, before returning to Sydney and later announcing their divorce in January 2021.
'We remain close friends and our three children will always be the most important focus of our lives,' they said in a joint statement at the time.
The couple played love interests on the popular 1990s TV series E Street, although they actually met on a blind date in 1991.
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