FORGET Labubu dolls or Dubai chocolate, there’s one must-have merchandise on each American starlet’s wishlist this summer season – a scorching British boyfriend.

Simply ask the well-known faces who’ve been descending on our shores and selecting up a home-grown lad as a memento.

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Whether or not it’s the accent or not, Englishmen are actually having a second.

Globally, Google searches for “British males” went up 21 per cent over the previous 12 months.

And in response to courting web site datebritishguys.com, 65 per cent of its 108,000 members are American girls.

In the meantime, US director Lena Dunham’s new semi-autobiographical Netflix drama, Too A lot, tells the story of a New York girl who strikes to London following a break-up and falls for an English musician.

Actress Lena married British composer Luis Felber in 2021 after additionally shifting throughout the pond.

Just some of the celebs following in her footsteps and bagging a Brit hunk are singer Olivia Rodrigo, actress Zendaya, and billionaire heiress Nicola Peltz, who earlier this month renewed her marriage ceremony vows with Brooklyn Beckham.

Extra lately, Love Island UK’s first transatlantic winner Toni Laites admitted that she sees “no purpose to be in America any extra” after falling for East London lad Cach Mercer on the ITV present.

Listed below are seven of the British males who’ve proved irresistible to US celebs.

Louis Partridge and Olivia Rodrigo

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TAKING to the stage at Glastonbury in June, Drivers License singer Olivia made her allegiances identified.

“I really like England a lot,” the Californian informed the 120,000-strong crowd. “I really like how no person judges you for having a pint at midday. I really like English sweets… and, as luck would have it, I really like English boys.”

Particularly, she loves one English boy – actor Louis Partridge.

The pair, each 22, first sparked romance rumours in October 2023, after they had been pictured with their arms across the different’s waist in London.

They then made their pink carpet debut as a pair on the Venice Movie Pageant in August 2024, the place Louis was selling his TV collection, Disclaimer.

The pair have extra lately been noticed collectively at Wimbledon.

They’ve principally remained coy about their relationship, with Londoner Louis telling British Vogue final 12 months: “Relationship in all probability shouldn’t be finished within the public eye… I believe she’s bought tons and tons of eyes on her case.”

So Olivia’s very public tribute to the Enola Holmes star on stage on the Worthy Farm competition is testomony to their sturdy emotions.

Tom Holland and Zendaya

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ONE of our most well-known transatlantic {couples}, Tom and Zendaya bought engaged earlier this 12 months, with the British actor proposing with a £200,000 ring.

Since assembly Tom, 29, on the set of Spider-Man in 2016, Zendaya, 28, has proved herself to be a real anglophile.

She has moved from California to Richmond, South West London, the place the pair reside in a £3million mansion near the place he grew up.

Residents are mentioned to go away them alone and they’re continuously noticed strolling round Richmond Park.

Final 12 months Zendaya, 28, confirmed she is Tom’s greatest fan, paying tribute to her man whereas selling her personal film, Dune 2.

“I believe somebody who has stunning charisma, not on the Dune solid, however personally works for me, is Mr Tom Holland,” she mentioned, including that “he’s nice at simply speaking to individuals, attending to know individuals.”

And final week Zendaya was noticed supporting Tom whereas he filmed scenes for his or her upcoming Spider-Man flick in Surrey.

Matty Healy and Gabbriette Bechtel

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HE didn’t obtain a glowing evaluation from his American ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift, who slammed him in songs The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived and I Can Repair Him (No Actually I Can).

However Londoner Matty’s charms have fared higher on Californian Gabbriette, 28.

The 1975 frontman, 36, began courting the mannequin in 2023 they usually bought engaged final 12 months.

However Gabbriette has revealed they’re in no rush to wed. “It’d take some time as a result of I’m unhealthy at planning stuff,” she mentioned final month. “However the marriage ceremony bells are someplace up there.”

In the meantime, the mannequin has one other fan in Matty’s well-known mum, Denise Welch.

The Free Ladies star lately appeared on Bravo’s Watch What Occurs Stay! and took the chance to pay tribute to her future daughter-in-law, whereas additionally taking a delicate swipe at Taylor.

“Matty has taken all of it in fully good grace,” she mentioned. “He’s very comfortable along with his superb fiancée Gabbriette – who’s beautiful – so we’ve moved on.”

Leo Woodall and Meghann Fahy

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AS co-stars on season two of The White Lotus in 2022, Meghann and Leo had their justifiable share of on-screen romance with different individuals.

Nevertheless it was not lengthy till they solely had eyes for one another – and after the non-public pair had been noticed kissing in New York in 2023, they lastly arduous launched their relationship on social media in early 2024.

Although her hometown of Massachusetts is worlds away from Leo’s West London roots, Meghann, 35, has mentioned they’ve a fantastic deal in frequent – not least their high-profile careers.

She revealed earlier this 12 months: “I believe that it’s simply actually nice to be deeply understood… There’s so many bizarre issues about this business and what we do, so I believe there’s simply one thing actually beautiful about being with anyone who actually will get that.”

As for Leo, 28, he has known as their relationship his “secure house,” which leaves little confusion as to why, like Bridget Jones within the collection’ newest movie, Meghann is Mad About The Boy.

Harry Charles and Eve Jobs

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SHE is the American heiress who may have her choose of any fella in her dwelling nation.

However Eve Jobs – the daughter of late Apple founder Steve – seemed throughout the Atlantic to search out her happy-ever-after with Group GB champion Harry Charles, 26.

As an completed equestrian –  as soon as ranked the world’s fifth finest rider under-25 – it’s no surprise Eve, 27, has fallen for the Olympic-gold showjumper, from Hampshire.

The pair reportedly met because of their shared love of horses and began courting in 2022.

They bought engaged two years later, across the identical time the previous Tatler It Woman and mannequin was cheering Harry on on the 2024 Paris Video games.

The couple wed final month in a lavish £5million marriage ceremony within the Cotswolds, with a celeb visitor checklist together with former US Vice President Kamala Harris.

Final week Eve shared their first official marriage ceremony portrait, telling her social media followers it had been “essentially the most magical week”.

George Rollinson and Ashley Roberts

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RADIO host Ashley made the UK her dwelling a few years in the past, however she didn’t initially decide to the British-boy task – famously courting Italian stallion Giovanni Pernice in 2018.

The previous Pussycat Doll, 43, has since found the native fare and has been beloved up with artist and tattooist George, 25, since 2023.

The pair went public in early 2024 and have posted snaps from holidays to Dubai and Italy, in addition to their go to throughout the pond to see Ashley’s household in Phoenix, Arizona.

Ashley mentioned final 12 months: “American males are overwhelming, they’re an excessive amount of. I’m like, you’ll want to settle down.”

And he or she shouldn’t be the one Pussycat Doll singer to fall for a British man. Hawaiian Nicole Scherzinger, 47, is engaged to 40-year-old Scottish former rugby participant Thom Evans.

And Missouri-born Kimberly Wyatt has been married to singer Max Rogers, each 43, since 2014.

Nathan Louis-Fernand and Rachel Zegler

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SHE is at the moment taking the West Finish by storm because the main girl in musical Evita. However off-stage, Rachel is making candy, candy music with co-star and back-up dancer Nathan.

The 24-year-old has briefly relocated to London for the present – and it appears the New Jersey-born star is having fun with the native delights.

The Snow White actress was pictured kissing Londoner Nathan, 27, final month at Sabrina Carpenter’s headline gig on the BST Hyde Park Music Pageant on July 6.

Within the weeks since, Rachel has posted snaps of Louis on her Instagram, together with a blurry photograph of them embracing each other and one other of him kissing her cheek.

The pair had been additionally seen strolling Rachel’s canine in London’s Primrose Hill two weeks in the past, with Louis wrapping his arm across the actress.