Tom Hiddleston ‘moves in with co-star Zawe Ashton after friends deny they are dating’

Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton have reportedly moved in together after friends of the actor previously insisted he wasn’t dating her.  

According to The Sun, the pair are now living together in Atlanta, Georgia after they grew close while starring together in the West End production of Betrayal.

A source told the publication: ‘Tom and Zawe have stayed quiet about their relationship but she has spent the last few weeks with him in the US.

‘They are very well suited and enjoy the quieter side of life away from the glitz and glamour of the showbiz world.

‘Their lives are typically very busy, so spending time together while not working has been ­something they have both embraced. Tom has made a home in Atlanta during lockdown and he is ­expecting to spend the rest of the year there.

MailOnline has contacted representatives for Tom and Zawe for comment.  

Tom, 39, relocated to Atlanta earlier this year to film his new Disney+ sereis Loki and has been forced to remain there due to the coronavirus lockdown.

After growing close during their run in Betrayal in both New York and London, Zawe, 35, is now said to have flown to the US city to join him.

Fresh Meat star Zawe has reportedly been spotted with the A-list actor in the city in recent days, despite friends previously telling the publication the pair were not in a relationship. 

Production on Loki began in January but was suspended in March due to the pandemic and is set to resume production next month.

Zawe was due to fly to Toronto to film a role in the upcoming fourth series of The Handmaid’s Tale, which has also been delayed due to the virus. 

Tom and Zawe were said to have struck up a romance as early as February 2019, however due to the attention his past relationship Taylor Swift drew, he has kept their relationship out of the spotlight.

A source told The Sun: ‘Tom really has fallen for Zawe in a big way. They’ve actually been together for more than six months.

‘But he is so paranoid about his private life since his relationship with Taylor that he has gone to great lengths to keep this under wraps.’ 

Their play Betrayal followed a seven-year extramarital affair between two characters, Emma and Jerry, with the latter character being Emma’s husband Robert’s friend.

Tom played Robert in the play with Zawe starring as his on-stage wife Emma and Charlie playing Jerry.

Along with his highly publicised relationship with Taylor in 2016, Tom also previously dated his Wallander co-star Susannah Fielding, with the pair splitting up in 2011.