Charlize Theron is happy with new man Eric Stonestreet and adopted son in a very Modern Family



She's spoken of the joy of adopting a baby boy – and now actress Charlize Theron has a new man in her life too.

The Oscar-winning star, 37, is said to have fallen for Eric Stonestreet, who plays gay Cameron Tucker in the hit US comedy series Modern Family.

Eric, 41, who recently split up with his long-term girlfriend Katherine Tokarz, was introduced to Charlize by mutual friends in Los Angeles earlier this year.



New love: Charlize Theron is said to have fallen for Modern Family star Eric Stonestreet, who she was pictured with in April at the White House Correspondents Dinner



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‘Charlize and Eric get along incredibly well,’ says a source close to the actress. ‘They started off as friends but things are blossoming between them.’



The insider added: ‘Eric is down to earth and funny and Charlize thinks the world of him. It’s early days but they’re very fond of each other.’

Comedian Eric addressed the rumours today, tweeting: 'I wish people would stop spreading rumors that Charlize Theron and I are dating. Its starting to make Halle Berry jealous.'



Charlize, who adopted a boy called Jackson in May, broke off her engagement to Irish actor Stuart Townsend in 2010.



The ex files: Charlize and Stuart Townsend, seen here at party in May 2008, spent nine years together

The South African actress brought her African-American baby home at just nine days old, but the adoption process took her two entire years.

In May, she gushed about becoming a mother and spoke about the simple joys of changing nappies.

Speaking on The Today Show, the 5ft 10in beauty revealed: 'I love it! I’ve got to tell you, I’m available for other babies' diapers to be changed. I can do it in my sleep now. I am so good.

'I now know how to change a Japanese diaper, a Spanish diaper, an English diaper, a German diaper. I’m like the diaper pro now.’

She added: 'The one thing I’m grateful beyond anything else is that she [Charlize's mother Gerda] raised me to always encourage me to be my own person… and that teaches great independence.