Andrew Strauss appears to be bowled over by a brunette four years after his wife Ruth died of lung cancer.
The former England cricket captain, 46, was seen embracing Antonia Linnaeus Peat as they left an exclusive London restaurant earlier this week.
It is understood that Strauss and the PR executive, who is 18 years younger than him, have been in a relationship for several months.
They were seen hugging and kissing, as well as taking selfies, after a meal at the River Cafe in Hammersmith.
So happy: The new couple looked the picture of contentment on a casual walk in London
Andrew Strauss gave his new girlfriend Linnaeus Peat, 28, a tender hug as they walked along
Selfie time on the walk as Ms Linnaeus Peat suddenly decided to capture the outdoor stroll
Ms Linnaeus Peat, 28, grew up in Hong Kong and attended £40,000-a-year St Mary’s Calne school for girls
Ms Linnaeus Peat is the second woman Strauss, 46, has been linked with since Ruth’s death of non-smoking lung cancer in December 2018
Ms Linnaeus Peat, 28, who wore a £500 yellow scarf dress from Zimmerman, grew up in Hong Kong and attended £40,000-a-year St Mary’s Calne school for girls.
She carried a £2,045 handbag from Bottega Veneta, a Rolex estimated to be worth more than £20,000 and a three-piece jewellery set from Van Cleef with earrings costing £3,800.
Ms Linnaeus Peat is the second woman Strauss, 46, has been linked with since Ruth’s death of non-smoking lung cancer in December 2018 when she was 46.
Last summer he was pictured cuddling up to JP Morgan marketing executive Antonia Laing, 35, while they watched a Centre Court match at Wimbledon.
Strauss’s new romance comes after he commemorated his wife of 15 years at Lord’s last month.
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The England players wore red caps to raise awareness for the Ruth Strauss Foundation for families suffering from a terminal cancer diagnosis.
The father of two has been open about how his Australian wife’s death just days after Christmas in 2018 changed his outlook on life.
He said in an interview last year: ‘Our time is limited, and therefore I need to be more conscious about what I do and don’t do.
A kiss from Andrew, 46, left anyone seeing the couple in no doubt of their burgeoning love
The two wrapped their arms around each other as they took a walk to go and get some lunch
Andrew and Antonia could not keep the smiles off their faces as they went for their nice walk
The former England cricket captain, 46, was seen embracing Antonia Linnaeus Peat (pictured)
It is understood that Strauss and the PR executive, who is 18 years younger than him, have been in a relationship for several months
The 28-year-old shares several images of herself on her social media pages
The former England batter had opened up on his grief and sent words of support to others after wife Ruth died
‘This might mean experiencing things that weren’t appealing to me before.’
Their two sons are Samuel, 17, and Luca, 14.
In a statement revealing she had passed away, Strauss said: ‘Anyone who has met Ruth will know how loving, caring and passionately protective she was of her family and it gives us huge comfort that she was in Australia, the land of her birth, surrounded by those who love her, in her final moments.’
