SMITTEN Oasis star Noel Gallagher is seen out on a date with his new girlfriend who is less than half his age.
The She’s Electric rocker, 58, and events boss Nina Johnson, 28, left a West London gastropub together.
A source said: “There was no mistaking the spark between them.”
We revealed in March the Half The World Away star had split from girlfriend Sally Mash.
Noel and Nina — who works for an events company — were seen smiling before getting into a car on Thursday night after a date at The Hart gastropub in Marylebone, West London.
An onlooker said: “They were laughing and joking, but keeping a slight distance so they did not look like a couple. However, there was no mistaking the spark between them and they were clearly together. They had been engrossed in each other’s company inside and spent hours together, just the two of them.
“Noel looked particularly happy when he came out — and who can blame him? As they got to the waiting car, Noel opened the door for Nina and they got in the back seat together.”
Originally from the South West, Nina is a marketing manager at London firm Rhubarb Hospitality, which organises corporate events, weddings and posh private functions.
She is said to have met dad-of-three Noel through mutual friends, and has spent a lot of time with him over the past few weeks.
A source told The Sun on Sunday: “She is a lot younger than him but that doesn’t bother either of them.
“They have been seeing a lot of each other in the past few weeks.
“Her career is going great guns. She is really bright and taking her career seriously.
“She’s her own woman and Noel really respects that.
“They really enjoy each other’s company and both love the finer things in life and go to a lot of the same places. It is fair to say Noel is smitten and he is telling people he couldn’t be happier.”
We revealed in March that Noel and private members’ club boss Sally had split after two years with “no bad blood”.
In 2024, Noel said of his attractive partners: “I’ve punched above my weight several times in my life, and I think if you can make a girl laugh the battle is more than won.”
He married Meg Mathews in Las Vegas in 1997 and they had daughter Anais in 2000.
After they split, Noel started dating Scots publicist Sara MacDonald, who he wed in 2011 after almost a decade together.
They had sons Donovan, now 18, and Sonny, 15, before divorcing in 2023.
HE’S AT PEP FAREWELL
By Ryan Parry and Hannah Hope
NOEL Gallagher will join thousands of fellow Manchester City fans at a huge farewell bash tomorrow for departing manager Pep Guardiola.
A team bus parade in Manchester will celebrate them winning the FA Cup and Carabao Cup — before an after-party at the city’s Co-op Arena to say goodbye to Pep.
Around 100,000 fans are due to gather in the city and Noel is expected to play a big part in heaping praise on Pep, 55, who delivered 20 trophies over a decade in the job.
During Pep’s reign, he developed a close friendship with Noel after they first met in 2016.
And in his farewell video released last week, he mentioned the Oasis star in his opening words.
He said: “When I arrive my first interview was with Noel Gallagher. I walk out thinking, ‘OK Noel is here this will be fun.’ And what a time we have had together.”
And Pep signed off by saying: “Noel, I was right, it has been so f***ing fun.”
Noel last month praised Pep in an interview, saying he was grateful for their relationship.
He added: “He’s a fan and a romantic, and he’s hardcore, a winner, and a bad loser, all the things you would want your football manager to be.”
Brother Liam Gallagher, also a City fan and Pep pal, will not be able to attend the celebrations, it is understood.
An open-top bus parade will kick off the festivities at 5pm.
It will be followed by a special ticket-only celebration event at Co-op Live, where the sell-out crowd of 17,000 will be treated to live music, entertainment, player interviews and special guests.
It will also be a farewell for long-serving players Bernardo Silva and John Stones.