Chelsea Handler and Ralph Fiennes are spending time collectively and having some enjoyable … giving issues a trial run earlier than probably making their relationship official.

The comic and the “Conclave” star sparked romance rumors this weekend after being photographed leaving the Vainness Honest Oscar Social gathering collectively … and now we all know a little bit one thing about their standing.

Sources accustomed to the scenario inform TMZ … Chelsea and Ralph are testing the waters and protecting issues informal for now, they don’t seem to be unique or formally relationship simply having enjoyable.

Our sources inform us the pair began speaking after Chelsea gave Ralph a shout out whereas internet hosting the Critics Alternative Awards, when she joked about desirous to bang him.

Chelsea stated Ralph “performed a ruthless Nazi, an evil lord and a celibate cardinal, and one way or the other you’ve made me need to have intercourse with you in all roles.” She then begged him to not play Vladimir Putin, as a result of “I can not try this once more.”

Additionally they flirted throughout Chelsea’s bit about “Child Woman.”

As for the Oscars after-party hangout … our sources say Chelsea and Ralph left the Vainness Honest bash collectively, hopped in a automobile and went to Madonna‘s Oscar’s bash, the place they partied till very late into the morning. Nonetheless, not too late as a result of Chelsea posted on her Instagram on Monday thanking Seattle followers for coming to the signing of her new ebook, ‘I’ll Have What She’s Having.’

Chelsea and Ralph are each single and have some well-known exes … as we first reported, Chelsea and Jo Koy known as off their relationship in 2022 after almost a yr of relationship. Fiennes was married to actress Alex Kingston within the Nineties and has since been linked to actress Francesca Annis.