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The on-screen spark between Ada Nicodemou and James Stewart has spilled over into a real relationship, with the pair spotted getting cosy on a Sydney street on Anzac Day.

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An onlooker says the Home And Away co-stars showed up for drinks at an inner-city hotel around lunchtime, where they spent the day enjoying each otherโ€™s company before they
were snapped smooching in an alleyway on their way home that evening.

A source close to the stars tells Womanโ€™s Day the pairโ€™s relationship is only new.

โ€œTheyโ€™ve recently been on a few dates,โ€ says the source, who confirms that Ada, 46, has split from her businessman boyfriend Adam Rigby, 54. โ€œAda and Adam broke up towards the end of 2023.โ€

No TV cameras were rolling for this kiss! (Image: Backgrid)
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News of the fresh romance comes just weeks after Jamesโ€™ ex Sarah Roberts, 39, confirmed the couple had divorced after five years of marriage.

โ€œSometimes people grow apart and thatโ€™s OKโ€ฆ I got to a point where I realised I couldnโ€™t grow in the way I wanted to within this particular relationship,โ€ she said.

James, 48, has made a habit of falling for his co-stars.

The actor met former fiancee Jessica Marais, 39, with whom he shares daughter Scout, turning 12 this week, on the set of Packed To The Rafters in 2007.

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After their split in 2015, he joined Home And Away the following year and started dating his on-screen girlfriend Isabella Giovinazzo, 34. In 2017, he and Sarah also met while working together on Home And Away before tying the knot in 2019.

Meanwhile, he and Ada have known each other for over 25 years, first meeting while filming Aussie drama Breakers in 1998. And their Home And Away characters, Leah and Justin, have been
a couple for four years now.

James has spoken about how he and Ada, who shares son Johnas, 11, with ex-husband Chrys Xipolitas, have bonded over being single parents.

โ€œChildren do something to your ego,โ€ says James. โ€œIt takes over and makes you define whatโ€™s important in your life.

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โ€œI think we found that definition at the same time.

โ€œAda and I like to come to work, know our lines, if you can be a little bit earlyโ€ฆ have a little idea of what you want to do so we can get home and get to our kids.โ€

After enjoying drinks together, the new couple headed home. (Image: Backgrid)

SUPPORTING EACH OTHER

James has also revealed the pair support each other when it comes to parenting their tweens.

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โ€œAda has given me a couple of notes on raising a daughter and sheโ€™s got questions for me too, sometimes,โ€ he shares.

Meanwhile, Home And Away devotees had been hoping for the pairing for a while. โ€œThey would definitely make a great couple in real life,โ€ one suggested last year.

โ€œYou can tell they adore each other.โ€

Their TV characters Leah and Justin got married last month. (Image: Backgrid)
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