Damien Hirst, 57, enjoys a lunch date with Sophie Cannell, 28

He can often be found on dinner dates at Scott’s with his girlfriend Sophie Cannell. 

Yet Damien Hirst, 57, looked as though he’d overdone it on his latest visit as he was spotted being comforted by Sophie, 28, during their al fresco lunch date on Sunday. 

The artist was quick to chow down on a platter of oysters but later seemed to be regretting his decision as he lifted up his shirt to expose his stomach. 

Ever the doting girlfriend, Sophie was quick to lean in and give his poorly tummy a rub before larking around by pulling faces and posing for selfies. 

The duo were joined by a friend on the outing, who made the pair giggle by performing unsavoury gestures on a salt and pepper grinder.  

Chow time: He can often be found on dinner dates at Scott’s with his girlfriend 

It was previously reported that Damien met Sophie at the swanky Chiltern Firehouse, where she used to work as a waitress.

Hirst declared his love for Sophie in March this year when he immortalised her by creating a sculpture based on her body as part of one of his four works for new Mayfair restaurant Bacchanalia.

The artist also made a statement on his relationship back in August 2022 as he gifted Sophie £166,600 18-carat gold Rolex Pearlmaster studded with 713 gems.

It’s so spectacular that Sophie took to Instagram at the time to show it off – along with a whopping great diamond ring on her left hand.

Such a sparkler did little to quell speculation that she and Damien, her boyfriend of three years, are engaged and ready to commit despite their 28-year age gap.

When the couple’s romance first came to light, a friend close to the duo told Richard Eden at the Mail On Sunday that Damien is ‘besotted’ with the beauty.

MailOnline now understands that the couple are not engaged.

Oops: The artist was quick to chow down on a platter of oysters but later seemed to be regretting his decision as he lifted up his shirt to expose his stomach

Fun times: Ever the doting girlfriend, Sophie was quick to lean in and give his poorly tummy a rub before larking around by pulling faces and posing for selfies

Stretch it out: Sophie appeared to be feeling the heat during their al fresco lunch date 

Damien’s love life prior to Sophie included his long-term girlfriend Maia Norman, with whom he shares three sons. 

The former couple are parents to Connor Ojala, 26, Cassius Atticus, 21, and Cyrus Joe, 16.

Although he never married Maia he referred to her as his ‘common-law wife’.

After his eldest child Connor’s birth, the artist spent much of his time in a remote farmhouse near Combe Martin in Devon.

Odd: The duo were joined by a friend on the outing, who made the pair giggle by performing unsavoury gestures on a salt and pepper grinder