Helena Bonham Carter, 55, says she feels 'very lucky' to have met boyfriend Rye Dag Holmboe, 33, but is in no hurry to marry

By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline

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Helena Bonham Carter has gushed about her love for boyfriend Rye Dag Holmboe.

The Crown star, 55, has been in a relationship with the art historian, 33, for four years following her split from film director Tim Burton in 2014.

Speaking to the Daily Mail's Richard Eden at a recent event, Helena admitted she feels 'very lucky' to have met Rye. 

Happy couple: Helena Bonham Carter, 55, has gushed about her love for boyfriend Rye Dag Holmboe, 33, who she has been dating for four years (pictured together in 2019)

Happy couple: Helena Bonham Carter, 55, has gushed about her love for boyfriend Rye Dag Holmboe, 33, who she has been dating for four years (pictured together in 2019)

The actress added though that she's in no hurry to exchange vows, pointing out: 'I wasn't married the first time.'

Helena and her former long-term partner, director Tim Burton, 63, famously lived in inter-connecting houses during their 13-year relationship, with each property decorated to their own his 'n' hers tastes and personal styles. 

However, the Daily Mail's Richard Eden reported last year that she had made the step of choosing to share a home with her academic boyfriend, even adding to their domestic bliss by adopting house rabbits.

The couple met at a wedding in 2018, following Helena's split from Tim in 2014.

Low key: Speaking to the Daily Mail's Richard Eden at a recent event, Helena admitted she feels 'very lucky' to have met Rye, who she lives with in London with their dogs and house rabbits

Low key: Speaking to the Daily Mail's Richard Eden at a recent event, Helena admitted she feels 'very lucky' to have met Rye, who she lives with in London with their dogs and house rabbits

Explaining how they met, she told The Guardian: 'A totally random thing, which both of us nearly didn't go to, so it was one of those moments that was so chance and ended up determining so much. A really happy accident, and it's an amazing thing.'

Addressing the couple's 22-year age gap, the actress previously said in an interview with The Times: 

'Everybody ages at a different rate. My boyfriend is unbelievably mature. He's an old soul in a young body, what more could I want?

'People are slightly frightened of older women, but he isn't. Women can be very powerful when they're older.'

She shares children Billy, 18, and Nell, 14, with ex-husband Hollywood director and writer Tim Burton. 

Ex: Helena and her former long-term partner, director Tim Burton, 63, famously lived in inter-connecting houses during their 13-year relationship (pictured in 2013)

Ex: Helena and her former long-term partner, director Tim Burton, 63, famously lived in inter-connecting houses during their 13-year relationship (pictured in 2013)

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