Gigi Hadid Is Reportedly ‘Smitten’ With ‘Romantic’ Leonardo DiCaprio Amidst Budding Romance

There’s much intel astir Gigi Hadid and Leonardo DiCaprio‘s blossoming relationship, aft the pair were seen leaving the aforesaid New York restaurant connected Nov. 18. “Gigi keeps spending clip with Leo successful NYC,” a root adjacent to the 27-year-old exemplary told PEOPLE. They explained that Leo, 48, “is very understanding” that Gigi is simply a ma to her 2-year-old daughter Khai, and the Titanic actor “works astir her docket to spot her — it’s precise sweet. Gigi is smitten.”

Gigi Hadid; Leonardo DiCaprio (Photo:Christian Lora/Image Press Agency/Eliot Press / ELIOTPRESS / MEGA)

The publication’s root revealed that Leo “is a man and rather romantic” with Gigi, though helium inactive wants to keep “things private” betwixt the 2 of them. “Gigi shares fewer details, but she precise overmuch enjoys seeing Leo,” the root besides told PEOPLE. Gigi and Leo conscionable enjoyed a day nighttime astatine Cipriani successful NYC, and they tried to shield themselves from paparazzi arsenic they near the restaurant. They were joined by Leo’s friend, Vivi Nevo.

Gigi and Leo were archetypal linked successful Sept. during Fashion Week, and were reportedly spending clip unneurotic astatine a loft enactment successful Soho arsenic good arsenic Casa Cipriani. The pursuing month, they were allegedly spotted astatine a Halloween party successful Brooklyn, wherever Leo reportedly wore a disguise implicit his look astir the full night.  HollywoodLife previously heard from sources that Leo was “pursuing” the parent of one, but Gigi, who was antecedently successful a narration with her girl Khai’s father, Zayn Malik, was playing hard to get.

“Leo’s intelligibly got an involvement successful Gigi, he’s been pursuing her, but she’s playing it precise chill due to the fact that dating conscionable isn’t a precedence for her close now, betwixt her girl and everything she has going connected with work, she has her hands full,” the root explained successful September.

Another insider revealed to HL that Gigi “is not considering” introducing Leo to her daughter this aboriginal successful their relationship. “She’s highly protective implicit Khai,” the root noted. “Being a ma has wholly shifted Gigi’s position erstwhile it comes to dating. It’s not conscionable astir her anymore. She has a child, and that babe comes earlier anybody other successful her eyes.”