Matt LeBlanc carries a doggy bag following low-key dinner with girlfriend ...

They publicly confirmed their relationship at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival in New York.

And Matt LeBlanc, 51, enjoyed a low-key dinner date with girlfriend Aurora Mulligan, 34, on Thursday night at Santa Monica eatery Giorgio Baldi. 

The Friends actor, who met the Northern Irish beauty while working on BBC's Top Gear, sported a plaid shirt as he left the restaurant holding onto a brown paper doggy bag.  

Date night: Matt LeBlanc, 51, enjoyed a low-key dinner date with girlfriend Aurora Mulligan, 34, on Thursday night at Santa Monica eatery Giorgio Baldi

Date night: Matt LeBlanc, 51, enjoyed a low-key dinner date with girlfriend Aurora Mulligan, 34, on Thursday night at Santa Monica eatery Giorgio Baldi

The bearded American star teamed his navy shirt with a pair of denim jeans and black leather shoes while his other half, who works as an Executive Director of Sports and Documentaries at Pilgrim Studios, followed behind in leopard print boots. 

Matt first met the Irish beauty back in 2016 when he first joined the revamped car show Top Gear, where she worked as a producer.

Despite staying quiet about their relationship, Aurora has previously posted sweet Instagram snaps of the pair, including one behind the scenes of James Cordon's Late Late Show. 

The cute couple stepped out for the first time publicly at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival in New York.

To-go: The Friends actor, who met the Northern Irish beauty while working on BBC's Top Gear, sported a plaid shirt as he left the restaurant holding onto a brown paper doggy bag

To-go: The Friends actor, who met the Northern Irish beauty while working on BBC's Top Gear, sported a plaid shirt as he left the restaurant holding onto a brown paper doggy bag

Spotlight: Matt was catapulted into the spotlight in 1994 playing Joey Tribbiani on Friends (R)

Spotlight: Matt was catapulted into the spotlight in 1994 playing Joey Tribbiani on Friends (R)

Spotlight: Matt was catapulted into the spotlight in 1994 playing Joey Tribbiani on Friends (R)

Aurora, from County Fermanagh, studied politics, political science and government at Liverpool University before launching a successful career in TV production.

After stints at ITV and Channel 5, she eventually landed a

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