Romance is not dead, it just booked a round-trip ticket to Portofino and packed vintage sunglasses. From brooding leads to indie darlings, Alison Oliver and Josh O’Connor have both captured hearts onscreen. But it is their offscreen chemistry that is now setting the internet ablaze. Italy’s coast became their stage, their love, the unscripted plot twist everyone needed. A-list affection, effortless fashion, and PDA with a view? Cue the soft-focus lens.

While some couples soft-launch with matching emojis, Alison Oliver and Josh O’Connor are doing it with gelato, yacht decks, and camera-ready kisses.

Josh O’Connor, who once perfected heartbreak as Prince Charles, is now redefining romance under the Italian sun. Backgrid captured him with Alison Oliver in Portofino, looking more like a rom-com lead than a BAFTA darling. In Portofino, their love story played out between boat rides and shared selfies as they kissed, laughed, and looked like a couple born from a Pinterest board. 

If romance is the plot, fashion is clearly the co-star. Alison Oliver channeled quiet luxury with breezy striped dresses and scarf tops straight out of a 90s rom-com wardrobe. Josh O’Connor countered with his usual cool-British-guy-in-Italy aesthetic: relaxed tees, tailored jackets, and a jawline that really should have its own agent. Together, their vibe felt like a love story with a splash of Vogue. Every outfit screamed couple goals, but whispered, woke up like this.

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As Josh O’Connor brought the brooding charm and Alison Oliver brought Saltburn-level slay, their swim breaks and style choices only deepened the vacation-core fantasy.

One dip in the ocean and the fan thirst kicked in, though swooning over Josh O’Connor is hardly breaking news. Cameras caught him mid-swim, all sun-kissed and cinematic, while Alison Oliver lounged nearby. With sunset dinners and off-duty selfies, the duo felt miles away from the red carpet and looked all the happier for it. Fans could not help but gush over their low-key glow and high-key chemistry. Honestly, it is the rom-com reboot the Amalfi Coast has been waiting for.

Their love story began with whispers in November 2024, but now it is very much headline material. Whether at fashion week or oceanside, Alison Oliver and Josh O’Connor give off the energy of a couple who just get it. Both actors are on meteoric career paths, but it is their offscreen bond that has fans obsessed. The romance felt anything but staged, just real kisses, salty air, and enough chemistry to make the Italian coast blush.

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