Nicole papped with Bing

Showbiz

13:30 07 December 2004

Nicole Kidman has been photographed for the first time with Liz Hurley's ex boyfriend, Steve Bing.

The stunning actress and the film producer were snapped leaving a Los Angeles recording studio together - sparking speculation the pair are having a romance.

An onlooker said: "They looked very comfortable together."

Last month, Nicole and Steve - who is the father of Liz's son, Damien - were spotted kissing on a date.

Onlookers claimed the pair were canoodling at Beverly Hills Hotel's swanky Polo Lounge.

A fellow diner said at the time: "They were kissing. It wasn't a little peck. It was an open-mouthed lip-lock."

Their previous date reportedly happened on October 30 at New York's Il Cantinori restaurant.

A waiter at the restaurant said the pair had been there twice, booking an intimate table for two on both occasions.

A spokesman for the Oscar-winning beauty insisted the pair's relationship was purely platonic.

Nicole - who has two children, Isabella and Conor, with ex-husband Tom Cruise - has been single since splitting from rocker Lenny Kravitz earlier this year.

The actress has made no secret of her desire to settle down again, but friends claim she is not serious about Bing.

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