Charlize Theron Dating Eric Thal?

Is love in the air for Charlize Theron? Theron, 35, is reportedly dating model/actor Eric Thal, 45 according to Life and Style magazine.

The blonde actress, who ended her nine-year relationship with actor Stuart Townsend in January, has been seen getting cozy with Thal. A friend of Thal's vetted the relationship, saying that the two had a great deal in common. "He’s a farmer who grows all his own vegetables, and Charlize grew up on a farm in South Africa. The two like to escape Hollywood and go to his farm in upstate New York."

The could-be couple have not confirmed or denied the rumors. Theron is currently filming Young Adult, a new Jason Reitman/Diablo Cody drama. –AMY LEE