Five months after breaking up with ex-boyfriend Selema Masekela, Lupita Nyong'o appears to be utterly smitten by her new beau, Canadian actor Joshua Jackson as the two were photographed getting a little too cosy in Mexico as the Oscar winner celebrated her 41st birthday.

In the pictures from March 3, obtained by People, Lupita Nyong'o was spotted holding hands with Joshua during a romantic walk on the beach in their swimsuits.

The celebrated actors were also pictured running into the ocean together and also nearly sharing a kiss in the pictures that are being widely shared on social media.

Joshua Jackson and Lupita Nyong'o were first linked in 2023 following the duo's separation from both of their partners - Joshua from his wife Jodie Turner-Smith and Nyong'o from Masekela.

Now, as per reports by various US gossip sites, Lupita celebrated her 41st birthday with Joshua during a vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

According to a source who spoke to E! News, Joshua, 45, rang in Lupita's 41st birthday on March 1 'with a large balloon display and a stunning bouquet of flowers set up in their hotel suite'.

Joshua Jackson and Lupita Nyong'o were first romantically linked in October 2023 after being spotted at a Janelle Monáe concert in Los Angeles - the concert outing, however, appeared platonic, as the now-couple appeared with other Hollywood friends.

Prior to the Nyong'o hookup, Joshua's wife British actress Jodie Turner-Smith had filed for divorce in early October. Lupita was also transitioning out of her relationship with Selema Masekela at around the same time.

The pair seemingly confirmed their rumored romance in December when they held hands and showed some PDA during an errand run in Joshua Tree, California. Lupita wore a white long-sleeved graphic tee that said "It's Okay to Cry".