Dakota Fanning who has been very private when it comes to her personal life has been spotted recently in New York being intimate with a mystery man that has yet to be identified. No one for sure knows the identity of the guy holding Fanning's hand but everybody is sure that they have more than friendship going in between the two of them.

It has been so long since the young actress has been spotted with a date and it was a year ago with British model Jamie Strachan who is more than 10 years her senior. Strachan used to date Adam Levine's wife, the supermodel Angel Behati Prinsloo.

The relationship, which lasted for around three years, ended and only up until recently was the child-actress-turned-adult-superstar was seen with a new beau. She has kept her silence on the break-up and has never highly publicized the end of their affair.

Contrary to her photos during her last few months with ex-boyfriend Strachan where Fanning was usually in a gloomy mood, she was all smiles and very blissful with the mystery man who seemed to be all casual and simple along with the actress as reported in People.

Based on previous statements in the Mail Online by the "I Am Sam" actress who openly aired her preference for men whom she meets through a friend, it can be surmised that the new guy in his life could be somebody who is a friend or an acquaintance among her peers. She does not really prefer dates because for her it can get a little bit stiff and contrived as two people are forced to sit around, eat together, and ask personal questions about each other.

Fans are really excited to see that the star is beaming with happiness once again considering the busy schedule that the young actress has as she is currently filming "Ocean's Eight" and is set to work on the pre-production of "The Bell Jar".