All About Henry Cavill’s Longtime Girlfriend, Natalie Viscuso
Henry Cavill’s relationship with girlfriend Natalie Viscuso has been going strong for years now. While the two stars have kept most parts of it private, they’ve shared little glimpses here and there of their partnership.
In November 2021, Viscuso shared an adoring tribute to the Justice League actor. “I am so, so proud of you, Henry. You truly are the greatest man I have ever known,” she wrote. “The Hollywood Reporter did an incredible job with this cover story—it really is a great read. SO PROUD I’m literally crying. 🤣”
And on Oct. 27, 2022, the two went red carpet official, attending their first event together: Cavill's Enola Holmes 2 premiere in New York City. They went on to announce in December 2022 that they were working on a Warhammer 40,000 adaptation together.
In April 2024, Cavill confirmed Viscuso was pregnant with their first child. “Natalie and I are both very excited about it,” he said. She gave birth later that year.
In early 2025, the couple sparked engagement rumors.
So, who is Viscuso and what is her history with Cavill? She’s not exactly new to the spotlight. Here’s what we know about her.
It’s been more than 16 years since the first episode of the popular MTV series first aired, but if you can think back to season 1, you might recognize Viscuso. Her 16th birthday party was featured on the 2005 season with the following description:
“At 15 years old, Natalie is now living in a $5 million house and cruising around town in her dad’s Bentleys and Ferraris. What more could she want? How about being the most popular girl at school?”
The episode description also mentions: “Natalie has just moved from dull Roswell, New Mexico to glamorous La Jolla, California to live with her wealthy dad and stepmom.”
Per her LinkedIn, Viscuso was formerly vice president of television and digital studios at Legendary Entertainment. Legendary happens to be one of the companies behind Cavill’s movies Man of Steel (2013) and Enola Holmes (2020).
Legendary is also behind the October 2021 release Dune, starring Zendaya, Jason Mamoa, Timothée Chalamet, Josh Brolin, and more.
In May 2022, Deadline reported that Viscuso switched jobs. She was “tapped to oversee television as Vice President of TV at Roy Lee’s Vertigo Entertainment,” the outlet wrote.
Viscuso had a French Bulldog named Meat, and she loved to post photos of him (as she should!). He passed away in April 2022.
At the beginning of August 2023, Viscuso reflected on the love she has for both Meat and her late mother in a beautiful Instagram tribute to them.
“I had a dream about these two last night and have spent the day remembering them together, which has been both hilarious and heavy,” she wrote. “My mom was so wonderful with him—she helped me look after Meat when I was in college and through my first jobs, and he was by her side until the very last minute, literally on her death bed. This photo was taken post-chemo, three months before she died, and look at how gorgeous she still was. Meat boy was pretty handsome too…. Man, I sure do miss them.”
Viscuso and Cavill introduced the world to their family’s new addition on June 23 on their Instagrams. Cavill wrote:
“Back in April, our French Bulldog, Meat, died. He lived a very long life (14 and a half years) and his last years were filled with adventure and fun. Nevertheless his passing hurt. It hurt a lot. Life must go on, however, and it did, but there was a hole in our hearts that needed nourishing. There is no replacing Meatboi, but Natalie and I have opened a new chapter in our lives, in a few ways, and this little chap is one of them! This is Baggins! Kal is being a rather tropey grumpy old man, and Baggins is ever enthusiastic to make friends. Baggins is a little wonder and also a little terror, just as puppies should be, and he is indeed nourishing our hearts.”
And Viscuso shared:
“Henry and I miss our Meat man every day - nothing will ever fill that void - but we are overjoyed to have a new member of the family. Welcome home Baggins!”
Viscuso has shared many photos of her mom, Tammie Kay Baumann, who died after a battle with cancer in August 2017.
“Today I’m choosing to remember her in all of her incredible beauty, joy and radiance that she was so loved for,” she wrote, a year after her death. “The last photo here is only a couple months before she died, and yet, she was still stunning, positive minded and shining with love. She never believed she was dying. She had such a hunger for life and desperate need for us to be together, mother and daughter...she just wouldn’t accept death. She fought the most excruciating battle...I actually can’t fathom anything worse. But she fought every step with her beautiful smile brightening up the darkest of rooms. She is the strongest woman I’ve ever known. Today, that’s what I’m remembering. And of course, #fuckcancer.”
This New Mexico-turned-California girl really seems to love hanging out in the beautiful nature her new home has to offer.
Even during quarantine:
“This is me looking quietly confident shortly before my beautiful and brilliant love Natalie, destroys me at chess,” Cavill wrote of the Instagram that revealed their romantic relationship. He shared a photo of him and Viscuso, who was looking at a chess board as if she’s in a scene on Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit.
Viscuso also posted the photo on her Instagram grid with the caption, “Just teaching my dear Henry how to play some chess...or...maybe he let me win? 🤷🏼♀️”
In May 2021, the actor posted on Instagram asking his online followers to stop speculating about his personal life. Alongside a photo of him and his girlfriend, he wrote:
“Dear fans and followers, I wanted to make a wee community announcement. I couldn’t help but notice that there has been some social animosity of late. It’s becoming increasingly prevalent on my feed. There has been lots of, let’s call it speculation for now, about my private life and professional partnerships. Now, while I do appreciate the passion and support by those very people who are ‘speculating.’ It has come to such a point that I needed to say something, which in itself, is a bad thing. We are living in an age of social enlightenment. More and more, people are realizing that their views may have been blinkered and that they need to expand them to encompass others. So, to you out there who are expressing your disdain and showing your displeasure through a surprising variety of ways, it’s time to stop. I know it can be fun to speculate, to gossip, and to dive into our own personal echo chambers on the internet, but your ‘passion’ is misplaced, and it causes harm to the people I care about most. Even your most conservative of negative assumptions about both my personal and professional life just aren’t true. Let’s embrace this age of social enlightenment together, and move forward with positivity. I am very happy in love, and in life. I’d be enormously grateful if you were happy with me. If you can’t bring yourself to be happy with me, then at the very least try to do yourself proud and be the best version of yourself.”
This post came a little more than a month after Cavill posted the first Instagram official photo of Viscuso.
The couple ultimately went Instagram official just days after they were seen walking Cavill’s dog Kal in London. Daily Mail ran photos of them, seemingly exposing their relationship.
Cavill’s relationships have long been an interest of the British tabloids, but his relationship with Kaley Cuoco might have been the most high-profile of them all.
Per Cosmopolitan, the two only dated for about 10 days in the summer of 2013—but the pairing got a significant amount of press. Cuoco credited Cavill for making her more of a paparazzi target.
“It was Superman,” Cuoco told the magazine in 2014 of the newfound attention.
“I had no one following me until I met Superman. I’ve been in this business for 20 years, and my whole life, I could go anywhere, do anything. There had not been one paparazzi photo of me until like seven months ago. The recognition has been crazy. And then meeting Ryan and getting engaged so fast, I knew people were going to think it was so ridiculous.”
During an interview with Andy Cohen in December 2020, the talk show host asked Cuoco about her ex-Superman, per Us Weekly.
“Kaley, is the Man of Steel really made of steel?” he asked, reading off a fan question.
“Oh, my God,” she said. “I don’t know. I never say, ‘I don’t know.’ I always have an answer, but I don’t know.”
Viscuso congratulated Cavill on his The Hollywood Reporter cover story. “I am so, so proud of you, Henry. You truly are the greatest man I have ever known,” she wrote. “The Hollywood Reporter did an incredible job with this cover story—it really is a great read. SO PROUD I’m literally crying. 🤣”
Cavill gave an update on his life with Viscuso, sharing that his girlfriend cooked with him for his 39th birthday in May 2022. “A very belated thank you for all the birthday wishes and messages,” Cavill wrote. “My beautiful sous chef Natalie and I celebrated it in our own way this past weekend by cooking up some foods at home. There is a good chance that some wines were drank along with said foods. What you see above are Joojeh kababs (Persian style chicken kebabs), some gyro bread, saffron rice, and Tzatziki, all made from scratch. Which sounds like some work, and was definitely something new for us to cook, but it’s really pretty simple. There are loads of recipes online for all of those things too. We just found some that suited us. #BirthdayWeekend #Foods #Wines #BowBowww.”
Cavill signaled that he and Viscuso remain very happily together at the end of May. The actor shared a selfie of the two out walking for a fundraiser. “Our Durrell Challenge is officially complete!” he wrote. “We decided to walk it today, mostly because I’ve had the nine shades of hell beaten out of me through two weeks of fight scenes, and ma body wasn’t ready for a 13km run! I also suspect that Natalie may have broken her foot a little while ago, so I’m utilising her injury as a convenient excuse for me! I hope you’ve all enjoyed your Durrell Challenge experiences so far! @TheDurrellChallenge @Durrell_JerseyZoo #DurrellChallenge.”
After a year and a half of dating, the two attended the Enola Holmes 2 premiere on Oct. 27, 2022 and posed together on the red carpet. It marked their first joint event and served as a signal to all publicly that they are flourishing privately.
Weeks after their red carpet debut, the couple hit another premiere red carpet. The two posed alongside each other at the Avatar: The Way of the Water premiere in Hollywood on December 12. Both wore cool tones, Cavill in navy and Viscuso in teal.
Following news that Cavill would no longer be playing Superman despite first announcing he would be returning to the role, Viscuso and Cavill announced their joint new project on Dec. 16, 2022: an adaptation of Warhammer 40,000.
“Fantasy, horror and sci-fi are the bedrock of my creative language, so when Henry introduced me to Warhammer a couple of years ago, I immediately felt at home,” Viscuso wrote on her Instagram announcing the news. “The stories are rich and complex, the scope of the world building provides an incredible playground for one’s imagination, and the characters, both tragic and heroic, never leave you. Building a cinematic universe with Henry, our team at Amazon, and the empire that is Games Workshop, is an honor and a pleasure. To the community: thank you for the warm welcome. We hope to do you proud. And, importantly…Glory to Slaanesh. 😈”
Cavill himself said in his post, “For 30 years I have dreamt of seeing a Warhammer universe in live action. Now, after 22 years of experience in this industry, I finally feel that I have the skill set and experience to guide a Warhammer Cinematic Universe into life. Partnering with Natalie Viscuso at Vertigo has been a blessing beyond words, without her we might not have found the perfect home at Amazon. And having a home like Amazon will give us the freedom to be true to the massive scope of Warhammer. To all of you Warhammer fans out there, I promise to respect this IP that we love. I promise to bring you something familiar. And I endeavour to bring you something fantastic that is, as of yet, unseen. Our first steps are to find our Filmmaker/Creator/Writer. Watch this space, my friends. For The Emperor!”
On Friday, January 27, Cavill and Viscuso were seen at Mr Chow in Beverly Hills, enjoying a romantic night out together. They walked around the neighborhood together hand-in-hand afterward, looking chic and comfortable at the same time.
Cavill wore a matching black sweater and slacks with patent leather shoes. Viscuso was in dark clothes as well: a long-sleeve turtleneck, belted pants, and a pair of open-toe heels. She was wearing her trademark glasses and left her blonde hair down.
The couple, in the months after, kept a pretty low profile. By April 2023, they hadn’t been photographed out on any more dates.
Cavill and Viscuso put their love in the spotlight when they posed together at Cavill’s The Witcher season 3 premiere in London on June 28. Both dressed in black and were all smiles for photographers.
Both stars have been almost completely inactive on their Instagrams since August, choosing to spend their fall privately. Cavill shared the new trailer for his upcoming film Argylle on December 4, breaking his months-long silence on the platform.
The couple posed together at the South Korean premiere of Cavill’s film Argylle on January 18. They matched in black ensembles, Viscuso wearing a dramatic plunge gown.
Viscuso wore a green print dress with a cropped white sweater when she was photographed with her partner in London on March 24. Cavill wore jeans with a navy peacoat.
The couple had another rare sighting on April 8 in West Hollywood. They got dinner at Cecconi’s, Viscuso in a form-fitting black top with an open, sheer white button-up worn over it. She finished the look off with jeans. See photos here. Cavill wore the same outfit he was in earlier that day ahead of an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
During the April 15 premiere of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Cavill told Access Hollywood that he and Viscuso are expecting their first baby. “I’m very excited about it,” he said. “Natalie and I are both very excited about it. I’m sure you’ll see much more of that.”
The actor posted on Instagram on June 16, Father’s Day, showing the nursery he and Viscuso were working on with a selfie.
“Oh yeah.....and Happy Father’s Day ye dads out there,” he wrote in the caption. “Turns out I shall be joining your hallowed ranks soon! Any tips?? And don’t worry, pillows won’t be in the crib when the wee one arrives, just glue and scapels so he or she can build Warhammer miniatures. #FathersDay.”
Viscuso shared the post in her Stories, writing, “Happy, happy Father’s Day to the soon to be father of my first child! Overflowing with love and excitement over here!”
One day after she posted a tribute for Cavill, Viscuso shared an Instagram reflecting on her own feelings about becoming a mother soon. She wrote, “So very excited for this next phase of life—becoming a mama! I do hope this kid loves horror movies as much as I do, one day. #hellodarkness.”
On Thursday, July 11, they arrived at the London Hotel together. Viscuso was wearing a tiered skirt with a cropped sweater that showed off her pregnant figure. She was also wearing suede boots and carrying a leather bag. Cavill wore a plaid shirt in gray and white with jeans and brown shoes.
As her due date approached, Viscuso shared a photo of herself in a sports bra and leggings, with her pregnant stomach visible. She wrote about her experience expecting her first child, playfully sharing, “It’s been an absolute pleasure carrying this child…as well as finally having an excuse for my silhouette to resemble my cinematic hero. #hitchcock.”
Cavill and Viscuso were seen in Australia in Queensland’s Gold Coast on Saturday, January 18, as the actor prepared to start filming his new movie, Voltron. The couple were pushing a stroller with their baby. Cavill wore jeans and white button-down with sunglasses and sandals. Viscuso wore a black maxi dress, green sweater and black flip flops.
In the photos published in January on Daily Mail, Viscuso appeared to be wearing a diamond engagement ring on her left hand. The photos sparked rumors that the pair is getting married. Neither Viscuso nor Cavill confirmed their engagement.
The couple further fueled engagement rumors on February 7. They made a rare red carpet appearance at the AACTA Awards in Gold Coast, Australia. Viscuso notably had a big oval diamond ring on her left ring finger.
With additional reporting by Hilary Weaver
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