The rich kid teenage reality star 'superbrat' who captured Superman Henry ... trends now
On the surface, with her thick-framed glasses, dowdy dress sense and shy nature, Natalie Viscuso is a world away from the glitz and glamour of Hollywood.
But the 34-year-old American is in fact a former teen reality star brat, movie exclusive and model who's dating Superman - and could be kryptonite for his career following a black face controversy.
British actor Henry Cavill, who played the DC superhero for a decade, has been dating Natalie for three years and the couple keep a relatively low profile.
Indeed, outside of rare public snaps - including last Sunday leaving a London hotel - the only glimpse fans have into their relationship is on social media playing board games or lauding their pets, plus the odd red carpet appearance.
However, Cavill, 40, appears besotted with his partner, leading some fans to speculate whether she could become Mrs Cavill.
A movie source said: 'Henry and Natalie have a close bond and are very supportive and protective of each other.
Henry Cavill made a rare appearance with his Hollywood exec girlfriend Natalie Viscuso as the pair were spotted leaving a central London hotel on Sunday morning
Henry Cavill and Natalie Viscuso are pictured at the UK premiere of the third season of The Witcher in June last year
There were calls for Cavill to be dropped from The Witcher because of his association with Viscuso, who sparked fury in 2021 when blacked-up pictures from 2008 Namibia trip resurfaced online
'Some of Natalie's previous antics have threatened to derail his career but that's now very much in the past and they're looking forward to a bright future - on and off camera - together.'
Since making his acting breakthrough in BBC series The Tudors, Cavill has become one of Hollywood's most in-demand actors.
He's perennially linked with the James Bond job, bagged the iconic role of Superman in four movies, plus the lead role in Netflix hit The Witcher.
But in an era where clean-cut reputations are key to longevity in Tinsel Town, Cavill would not have welcomed Viscuso's past controversies coming to light within their first year of dating.
In 2021, his association with Netflix came under threat after Viscuso became embroiled in a 'cultural appropriation' row when pictures surfaced of her sporting blackface on a modelling shoot in 2008.
Angry fans wanted the streamer to axe Cavill as a result, forcing Viscuso to make a public apology in a bid to draw a line under the saga.
The pictures featured her dressed in east African tribal attire and her skin coloured from the neck down in what appears to be Otjize, a pigment – made out of butterfat and ochre - used by the Himba community of Namibia to protect themselves from harsh climate.
They were taken when she was appearing in a 2008 MTV reality show where she spent time with an African tribe in Namibia who dressed her in native clothing as part of an initiation ceremony.
The Superman actor, 40, was beaming as he stepped out into the sunshine hand-in-hand with Natalie, 34, on Sunday
In 2022, the two went red carpet official, attending their first event together: the Enola Holmes 2 premiere in New York City (Pictured)
