Funnyman David Walliams woos newly single Norwegian model Sylvia Flote with romantic dinner-date
Britain's Got Talent judge is dating Scandinavian beauty Sylvia Flote, 18 months after his divorce from Lara Stone
TV star David Walliams is dating a model who split from her boyfriend of six years just months ago.
The Britain’s Got Talent judge was pictured enjoying a romantic meal with Norwegian beauty Sylvia Flote.
David, 45, escorted Sylvia, 34, who wore a sexy green cut-out dress, to his chauffeur-driven car after a night at posh Harry’s Bar in London’s Mayfair.
An onlooker said: “They looked like they had a good night.
"Both were all smiles, though David looked slightly less happy when he noticed that they had been spotted in each other’s company.”
Former beauty queen Sylvia, once a contender for Miss Norway, moved to London to boost her career as a professional model.
Comic David, famed for his “I’m a laydee” scenes in Little Britain, was previously married to Dutch model Lara Stone.
Sylvia had been dating Norwegian photographer Andre Skjegstad, 34, since 2010, living together in London until late 2016.
In January last year she gushed about their romance in a forum post: “I asked my boyfriend out, even said because I thought we should be boyfriend and girlfriend. Six years now in love!”
A month later she told an interviewer it was handy to have a photographer boyfriend. She added: “If I need new polaroids, I know he will take good ones!
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“We used to do a lot of shoots together before, but he had too many pictures of me in his portfolio, so it needed to be scaled back!
“It’s good to have someone in the same industry — not many boyfriends would handle a girlfriend who can never commit to booking a holiday.”
But by the end of the year Sylvia had left their home. A source close to the former couple said their split had come as a big shock to friends.
They said: “Sylvia and Andre really seemed like a close couple. They had so much in common, always laughing and having fun.
“She would do sweet things for him like make cinnamon buns as a treat. And Andre got on really well with Sylvia’s family — they even used to go on hikes together.
“They really seemed like a couple who would stay together, so it was a real shock when after six years they decided to call it a day.
“Sylvia moved out and that was it. Both of them used to have scores of pictures of each other on every surface, but now all of those are gone.
“And all the social media photos of them together have been deleted.”
David’s five-year marriage to Lara, 33, ended in 2015.
He has since been linked to Made in Chelsea’s Ashley James, film star Kate Beckinsale and Playboy model Emily Agnes.