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Dar Zuzovsky Shares Joy of Love with Sam Claflin in New Interview

Abigail Renee Abigail Renee | November 10, 2026 | 3 min read

Dar Zuzovsky stood next to Sam Claflin on a red carpet in London on Monday, November 9. They attended the global premiere of his new Christmas movie Ebenezer. Speaking to Israel’s Ynetglobal, the 35-year-old Israeli actress and model kept it simple: “I’m in love and I’m very happy with where things stand.” Then she added the caveat. It was still early.

Dar Zuzovsky Expresses Happiness in Her Relationship with Sam Claflin

Ten months. That was the count when Dar Zuzovsky gave the interview, according to Just Jared, and she said she and Sam were still learning each other.

Her outlook was patient. She said whatever is meant to happen will happen, and that she trusts G-d to lead her toward what is best. Moving to London, she said, would be fine with her. London is closer to Israel than Los Angeles, and she can get home in a day. She compared the flight to driving to Jerusalem.

Nobody plans a move across continents for someone they are casually seeing. Zuzovsky did not promise anything in that interview. She also did not rule anything out, and she had already done the geography.

The Couple Attends the Premiere of ‘Ebenezer’ Together

Odeon Luxe Leicester Square hosted the global premiere of Ebenezer, Claflin’s new Christmas movie. Just Jared called it a rare red carpet appearance for the pair.

Claflin, 40, wore a white monochrome polka dot jacket with a matching shirt and black trousers by TOM FORD by Haider Ackermann. Zuzovsky wore a sparkling gold ombre dress. The film itself is Johnny Depp’s comeback as Ebenezer Scrooge, per Page Six, which reported Depp was paid $5 million for the role.

Sam Claflin walked the Ebenezer premiere with Dar Zuzovsky beside him. It was a work night, and she was there for it. The couple rarely pose together on a red carpet, so the Monday night event at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square stood out.

Sam Made the First Move in Their Relationship

Vanished brought them together. The two met filming the MGM+ limited series, which aired in early 2026.

Zuzovsky told Ynetglobal that Claflin was the one more open to something new. She had just ended a yearlong relationship with a British man outside the industry, and she described her heart as still closed. So they became friends first. They kept in touch after filming wrapped. When she was in New York, he told her he was heading there too to shoot a movie. They met up, she introduced him to her friends, and at some point they both realised it had become something more.

Friendship first, then the friends’ approval, then the admission. Slow is often what lasts, and Zuzovsky’s version of the story had no fireworks in it at all. Just a man who kept showing up in the same city.

Claflin had his own history going in. He was married to actress Laura Haddock from 2013 to 2019, and they share two children.

Dar Talks About Future Family Plans with Sam Claflin

Kids came up in the same July interview. Zuzovsky said that even at less than a year together, it is something she and Claflin talk about.

She was candid about the timing. At 35, she said, she does not feel pressure and still considers it a good age. Right now, she said, a baby would disrupt her plans. She also said she thinks it will happen soon, or that she would like it to, and that she would like to be a mother.

Two things held at once there: wanting it, and not wanting it yet. Plenty of relationships stall when one person says the first part out loud. Zuzovsky said both parts on the record, ten months in, and four months later she was on his arm in Leicester Square.

Sam Claflin and Dar Zuzovsky made a rare red carpet appearance at the premiere of Ebenezer in London.

Sources: Just Jared, Variety, Page Six


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Abigail Renee is a New York–based writer who covers celebrity relationships, weddings and breakups for Relationship Rules. With a background in psychology and more than five years writing about love and modern dating, she brings a candid, thoughtful eye to the stories behind the headlines, and believes honest conversation is the foundation of any real connection. When she isn't writing, she's trying new restaurants, listening to Coldplay, or rewatching her favourite 2000s sitcoms.