Actor George Clooney reportedly has a new woman in his life, 52-year-old actress Ellen Barkin.
The couple met while filming new movie 'Oceans 13' and though George, 45, usually dates younger women he has been telling friends he is "electrified" by newly-divorced Barkin.
A source revealed that attraction had grown when Clooney offered the actress his shoulder to cry on after her shock split from ex-husband Ron Perelman, the billionaire owner of Revlon.
A friend told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "It's a match made in heaven. George has been a shoulder to cry on for Ellen - he's helping her get over the divorce.
"She fancies him like mad and you can cut the sexual chemistry on set with a knife."
'Sea of Love' star Barkin was left stunned in January when she was served with divorce papers by her second husband Ron Perelman, the billionaire owner of Revlon.
Security guards arrived at her marital home with instructions to remain there until she moved out. Her husband never returned.
Barkin's first marriage was to Irish actor Gabriel Byrne, with whom she has a son and a daughter.
