Widowed Liam Neeson in love again?

LONDON - Widowed film star Liam Neeson has been spotted dining with a new lady friend - 20 months after the death of his wife Natasha Richardson.

The A-Team actor, 58, looked blissfully happy as he shared an intimate meal with French air stewardess Leslie Slater, who he met on a flight to Paris six weeks ago.

She was then seen entering his apartment block, leaving at 4am.

Liam and Leslie, who were dressed casually in figure-hugging jeans, spent two hours together in a swish Manhattan eaterie.

“It was clear Liam was very anxious for the lady to turn up because he looked so nervous,” the Sun quoted one diner as saying.

“He sat at the very back of the restaurant and constantly scanned each arrival. When his date arrived they gave each other a big hug and kiss.

“Then for the next couple of hours they barely touched their food as they laughed and talked and stared into each other’s eyes,” the diner added.

A friend said: “Leslie’s been going on about Liam for weeks and he texts her all the time.

“They get on really well and, due to her work, she travels extensively and can get about easily. She agreed to see him in New York and they went out together a few times.

“Liam seems to really like her.” (ANI)