Jamie Foxx and his girlfriend, Alyce Huckstepp, who a source tells PEOPLE is a “total sweetheart.".Photo:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic, Charley Gallay/Getty

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Jamie Foxx’s girlfriendAlyce Hucksteppis a “total sweetheart,” a source tells PEOPLE exclusively.
The actor, 55, first sparked romance rumors with Huckstepp when they werespotted diningwith a group at Nobu in Malibu, California, in August.
Now, a source says that Foxx “is doing fantastic” after hesuffered a medical emergencyearlier this year, and adds that his girlfriend is a good match.
“Alyce is a total sweetheart,” the insider says, also noting that Huckstepp “is Australian but has been in the U.S. for a while.”
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Earlier this month, Foxx — whose new filmThe Burialjust premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and will be out Oct. 13 — and Huckstepp spent time together when theyjetted off to Cabo over Labor Day weekend.
Though Huckstepp has not stepped out with Foxx at any public events, she did attend the world premiere of his Netflix filmDay Shiftin August 2022, when she was photographed on the red carpet. (She did not pose with the actor.)
Huckstepp has also shown her support for theStraysstar behind the scenes.
An actor who was on the set of the new ad as an extra, told PEOPLE that Foxx and Hucksteppwere together on set for at least one of the days of filming.
“They seemed cozy,” the insider said.
“[Foxx] had people around, but they weren’t surrounding him or keeping him away from the rest of the set and crew and actors,” they added, noting that the Oscar winner was “incredible to work with.”
Foxx — whoshares his two daughters, Corrine, 29, and Anelise, 14, with his exes Connie Kline and Kristin Grannis, respectively —opened up about his relationship philosophiesin his 2021 memoir,Act Like You Got Some Sense.
“I just don’t think I’m the marrying type,” he wrote, adding that he has “just never been convinced that marriage was a good idea for me.”
He continued, “I’ve had friends that have great marriages, others not so much. And it never seemed like marriage was necessary to raise my children in a safe and loving atmosphere.”
source: people.com