Who Is Keeley Hazell? 5 Things to Know About Jason Sudeikis’ New Love

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Who Is Keeley Hazell? 5 Things to Know About Jason Sudeikis' New Love

It's official! Jason Sudeikis is moving on with Keeley Hazell after his split from Olivia Wilde, Us Weekly confirmed on Monday, June 28. The Saturday Night Live alum, 45, was photographed with the British model, 34, while strolling through New York City that same month. After months of speculation about their relationship status, the duo didn't hide their love as they walked arm-in-arm and hugged in broad daylight. The Golden Globe winner was first linked to Hazell in February 2021, but a source told Us at the time that nothing romantic was going on between the two. “They’ve been friends since they met at Horrible Bosses 2,” the insider added. “They have grown closer for sure, but Jason absolutely isn’t ready for any type of serious relationship.” Sudeikis was previously engaged to Wilde, 37, with whom he shares son Otis, 7, and daughter Daisy, 4. The pair called it quits in November 2020 after nine years of dating. “They’ve been separated for months now and there really is no drama," a source told Us at the time. "They’re handling this like adults. It’s all about coparenting their kids, Daisy and Otis. That’s the priority for them.” [jwplayer fWMGuMrh-l3ahXupL] Though another source told Us in early 2021 that Sudeikis was "still really heartbroken" about his split from Wilde — who has since moved on with Harry Styles — he seems to have come around on dating again after reconnecting with Hazell. After the Golden Globes in February, fan sleuths noticed that a fireplace behind the Ted Lasso actor appeared to be the same one in the background of a selfie posted by Hazell. The following month, the Virginia native was photographed leaving the Cashback star's flat, carrying a gym bag and a backpack. In photos published by the Daily Mail, Hazell was later seen leaving separately. Born in London, Hazell began her career as a glamour model in her native U.K., but moved to Los Angeles in the early 2010s to pursue acting. "I actually wasn’t scared at all," she told Daily Actor of the move in 2014. "Maybe I should’ve been. ... Making the transition modeling to an actress, I felt that I wanted to study and sort of do that outside of the U.K. Because breaking through that barrier was something I thought would be difficult and I wanted to be somewhere where I could be anonymous. It would be better for me." Her plan seems to have worked, because she's since landed roles in Like Crazy alongside Jennifer Lawrence and in E!'s The Royals with Elizabeth Hurley. Keep scrolling to learn more about Hazell: [podcast_block]

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1. She Got Her Start as a Model

The Awful Nice star began her modeling years at just 17, when she won a contest called "Search for a Beach Babe" sponsored by U.K. newspaper The Daily Star. At 18, she became a Page 3 girl with The Sun, and later appeared in the lad mags Nuts and Zoo Weekly.

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2. But She Doesn't Want It to Define Her

"The job served a purpose: to pay me enough money to buy the freedom to do what I wanted to do with my life," she wrote in an essay for the Huffington Post in 2014. "I don't want to delete my past entirely. It's part of me as a person and even though I live in a limbo land of feelings about it (somewhere between regret and rejoice) I'm not trying to run away from it, merely close the chapter and move onto the next. Yes, I was a model, it's all part of my history, but do I have to be defined by this updated, cardboard cut out, sexed up image of my 18-year-old self forever? People change. People can be more than one thing."

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3. David Cameron Called Her an 'Environmental Hero'

After advising fans to bike to work rather than drive, the former British prime minister praised her conservation efforts in a 2006 list that also included Prince Charles and David Attenborough. While some critics derided the choice as a publicity stunt, Hazell defended herself in an essay for the Mail on Sunday. "I've been interested in green issues for some time," she wrote in 2007. I don't see how anyone who reads the papers or listens to the news can fail to be. Global warming is something that seriously worries me and I'm happy to do anything I can to help slow down climate change."

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4. She's Also Supported PETA and Breast Cancer Awareness

The model appeared in an anti-fur ad campaign for PETA in 2012. “I believe that killing animals for vanity is wrong," she said at the time. She also worked with a U.K.-based charity on a campaign about the importance of breast self-exams and possible signs and symptoms of the disease.

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5. She and Sudeikis Have Worked Together Twice

The couple met on the set of 2014's Horrible Bosses 2, in which Hazell played the assistant of Rex (Chris Pine). In 2020, she starred alongside Sudeikis in his Apple TV+ series, Ted Lasso, as Bex, the girlfriend of Rupert Mannion (Anthony Head).