Ellen Page and Her Artist Girlfriend Take a Sweet Stroll Through NYC

Ellen Page and her new girlfriend, artist Samantha Thomas, enjoyed a sunny afternoon in NYC together on Monday. Samantha kept her arm slung around Ellen's shoulder as they strolled through the city in matching black baseball caps. A source recently confirmed to Us Weekly that Ellen and Samantha, who is also an avid surfer, have been dating for seven months. It's the first time we've seen the actress going public with her relationship since she came out as gay in a moving, memorable speech during the Time to THRIVE conference in February 2014. Ellen has been keeping busy in the Big Apple while filming the indie flick Tallulah with her Juno costar Allison Janney and will soon be doing the press rounds alongside Julianne Moore for their emotional drama, Freeheld. Keep reading to see Ellen and Samantha's sweet city stroll.