Who Is Brad Pitt's New Girlfriend, Model Nicole Poturalski?

The new couple were spotted vacationing in France.

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brad pitt attends the 92nd annual academy awards at hollywood and highland on february 09, 2020 in hollywood, california photo by jeff kravitzfilmmagic
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Amidst all the craziness of the ongoing divorce battle between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, we have some new gossip that might shed some interesting light on the whole proceeding: Pitt, who along with Jolie was declared legally single, is dating someone new. And no, it's not Jennifer Aniston, although some fans will hold out for that relationship until the end of time. It's also not other women rumored to be in Pitt's life over the past couple of years, including Sienna Miller, Charlize Theron, and Alia Shawkat (Pitt is extremely private and hadn't confirmed anything about anyone he was seeing, although a source refuted the Theron rumors). Nope, Pitt's new love is 27-year-old model Nicole Poturalski, who hails from Poland and is a model splitting her time between California and Germany.

We just got an official sighting of the two, and outlets are confirming that the two are together. And Twitter has thoughts, but we'll get to that in a sec. What do we know about Poturalski so far?

Pitt and Poturalski may have been dating for nine months.

According to Us Weekly, the pair were just spotted getting off a plane and headed to Pitt's chateau property in the south of France (photos at that link, but they're very fuzzy). But Daily Mail found photos from the Hollywood Bowl way back in 2019, where the two are clearly flirting with each other—so, if that's the start of their relationship, they've been dating longer than any of us imagined.

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In delightful news, Poturalski is on Instagram, but slightly less delightfully, it's not terribly revealing. It's mainly pictures of her modeling work:

A post shared by Nico (@nico.potur)

But chances are a lot more eyes are going to be on her now that we know she's dating a special someone.

Poturalski is a model.

Recruited at 13 at Disneyland Paris, Poturalski's been successful in Germany, making it into the German Harper’s Bazaar and Grazia. And she just made the cover of ELLE Germany:

A post shared by Nico (@nico.potur)

She goes by Nico Mary in her professional career (I wonder if that's what Pitt calls her??). She apparently speaks five languages and is a mom to son Emil, about whom she will occasionally post (sources say this is her son here).

She has posted about Black Lives Matter, child trafficking, and gun control. According to the Daily Mail, she also founded an organization that's focused on protecting sharks; Apparently before becoming a model, she'd hoped to be a marine biologist.

She's been posting about a special someone since February.

In February she posted this VERY cryptic post about missing her "love," which, if the timeline is correct could totally be Pitt:


And she mentioned a "better half" in March:

A post shared by Nico (@nico.potur)

They're reportedly "falling" for each other.

Us Weekly has the scoop:

“It’s currently a go-with-the-flow situation, and Nicole’s not running around yelling about her love for Brad from the rooftops...Nicole is in [LA] a lot for work. That’s where the bulk of her dates with Brad have been...Going by what Brad’s been saying, they are totally falling for each other."

But it's still super casual.

Even though they're reportedly "falling" for each other, the relationship is still staying very casual.

“Brad thinks Nicole is beautiful and kind,” a source told Us Weekly. “He has absolutely no plans nor any desire to ever get married again. Brad doesn’t want a girlfriend that he’s with every day.”

They're both dedicated parents.

Their casual attitude about the romance might have something to do with the fact that they're both parents and believe that their kids have to take top priority.

“They’re dedicated parents who fit in dating and other social engagements around their kids’ schedules,” the Us Weekly source explained.

Twitter had some thoughts about the new relationship.

It seems like a toss-up: Some fans thought she looked like Jolie, some thought she looked a little like Aniston, and others thought she looked like an exact mashup of Aniston AND Jolie (I actually totally can see that last one, actually—although I kinda see Irina Shayk and Jessica Biel in there too??).

Some drew parallels to even earlier girlfriends:

Some fans were super-mad about how pretty she is.

How dare he??

We'll see if we get more news or—better yet—some kind of official photo of the two of them.

Katherine J. Igoe
Katherine J. Igoe
Contributing Editor

Katherine’s a contributing syndications editor at Marie Claire who covers fashion, culture, and lifestyle. In her role, she writes stories that are syndicated by MSN and other outlets. She’s been a full-time freelancer for over a decade and has had roles with Cosmopolitan (where she covered lifestyle, culture, and fashion SEO content) and Bustle (where she was their movies and culture writer). She has bylines in New York Times, Parents, InStyle, Refinery29, and elsewhere. Her work has also been syndicated by ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar, Seventeen, Good Housekeeping, and Women’s Health, among others. In addition to her stories reaching millions of readers, content she's written and edited has qualified for a Bell Ringer Award and received a Communicator Award. 

Katherine has a BA in English and art history from the University of Notre Dame and an MA in art business from the Sotheby's Institute of Art (with a focus on marketing/communications). She covers a wide breadth of topics: she's written about how to find the very best petite jeans, how sustainable travel has found its footing on Instagram, and what it's like to be a professional advice-giver in the modern world. Her personal essays have run the gamut from learning to dress as a queer woman to navigating food allergies as a mom. She also has deep knowledge of SEO/EATT, affiliate revenue, commerce, and social media; she regularly edits the work of other writers. She speaks at writing-related events and podcasts about freelancing and journalism, mentors students and other new writers, and consults on coursework. Currently, Katherine lives in Boston with her husband and two kids, and you can follow her on Instagram. If you're wondering about her last name, it’s “I go to dinner,” not “Her huge ego,” but she responds to both.