Stranger Things star Joe Keery puts on a cosy display with a mystery woman in Italy

Stranger Things star Joe Keery put on a cosy display with a mystery woman on Friday as they enjoyed a romantic afternoon in Ponza Island, Italy.

The actor, 31, who plays Steve Harrington in the Netflix series, looked relaxed as he and the lady headed to town after embarking on a boat trip to a rocky cove.

The two looked very relaxed in each other’s company as they took in the local area. 

Joe kept things casual in a loose white shirt, black shorts and smart black loafers.

The TV personality accessorised his look with a pair of dark sunglasses and clutched on to a black baseball cap.

Two’s company: Stranger Things star Joe Keery put on a cosy display with a mystery woman on Friday as they enjoyed a romantic afternoon in Ponza Island, Italy

Close: The actor, 31, who plays Steve Harrington in the Netflix series, looked relaxed as he and the lady headed to town before embarking on a boat trip to a rocky cove

Close: The actor, 31, who plays Steve Harrington in the Netflix series, looked relaxed as he and the lady headed to town before embarking on a boat trip to a rocky cove 

Role: Joe is famed for playing Steve 'the babysitter' Harrington in Netflix's Stranger things (pictured with co-stars Maya Thurman and Gaten Matarazzo in the show)

Role: Joe is famed for playing Steve ‘the babysitter’ Harrington in Netflix’s Stranger things (pictured with co-stars Maya Thurman and Gaten Matarazzo in the show)

Joe’s companion slipped into a black and white striped mini dress teamed with a white Adidas bucket hat. 

She went barefoot for the walk while holding her sandals and other accessories, while Joe also clutched onto his bag amid their trip out. 

The woman couldn’t keep the smile off her face as she walked with the star.

Joe was last linked to actress Maika Monroe, who had been together since meeting on the set of their film After Everything in 2017.

However, fans have long speculated that the pair have since split thanks to the release of Joe’s second album Decide in September 2022, which featured telling lyrics in the track Go Fot It.

The song alluded to a relationship on the cusp of breaking down, with lyrics including: ‘One week and four years, you know my ways, I know your fears / But then there’s a misunderstanding, but what will it take to hear me out?’

As the couple had been together four years at the time, some fans speculated the song could have been about Maika.

Moreover, their last red carpet appearance was at the Vanity Fair’s Oscar afterparty in March 2022, with Maika significantly absent from the Stranger Things season 4 premiere in May that year – with the stunner having been a frequent attendant to Stanger Things events in the past. 

Holiday look: Joe kept things casual in a loose white shirt, black shorts and smart black loafers

Holiday look: Joe kept things casual in a loose white shirt, black shorts and smart black loafers 

Style: Joe's companion slipped into a black and white striped mini dress teamed with a white Adidas bucket hat

Style: Joe’s companion slipped into a black and white striped mini dress teamed with a white Adidas bucket hat 

Happy days: The woman couldn't keep the smile off her face as she walked

Happy days: The woman couldn’t keep the smile off her face as she walked

The pair have never publicly announced a split.

Maika however has recently been linked to her Watcher co-star Karl Glusman, with reports of the pair kissing around the time she was said to have parted ways with Joe in November 2022. 

It comes after last year, Joe admitted he didn’t think his character, Steve Harrington, would make it past season one of Stranger Things.

Former flame? Joe was last linked to actress Maika Monroe, who had been together since meeting on the set of their film After Everything in 2017 (pictured together in 2020)

Former flame? Joe was last linked to actress Maika Monroe, who had been together since meeting on the set of their film After Everything in 2017 (pictured together in 2020)

In an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the actor disclosed his fears about the guy who became a fan favorite. 

When the Netflix series first kicked off, the Massachusetts native explained he thought of Steve as the ‘jerky boyfriend, kind of like James Spader in Pretty in Pink.’ 

‘I read one, maybe, episode of the show – two episodes,’ Joe explained. ‘And it was kind of like a – we read three episodes, and then they had two more. It was really, they were building it out as we were going. It was day to day.’ 

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