A heap of A-list celebrities including Christian Bale and Sacha Baron Cohen were spotted dining together at a Sydney restaurant, so I guess my invite got lost in the mail. 

As reported by The Daily Telegraph, Christian Bale, Sacha Baron Cohen, Isla Fisher, Russell Crowe, Taika Waititi, Rita Ora and Ross Noble were all seen hanging out at Woolloomooloo’s China Doll on Saturday.

While it sounds like the cast of an upcoming Hollywood blockbuster, it’s not yet clear whether the celebs were meeting for business or pleasure.

Regardless of the intention behind the gathering, it’s safe to say I’ve never longed to be a fly on the wall more.

Judging by the pap pics published in The Daily Mail, the celebrities were all happy to have a chat with the locals around the restaurant, so I reckon I might just go ahead and book flights to Sydney now.

Although we all know that Baron Cohen and Fisher are a bonafide power couple, it is rumoured that they weren’t the only people in attendance who are romantically linked.

Yep, apparently director/actor extraordinaire Watiti may be dating Ora, who is currently down under due to her role as a judge on The Voice Australia.

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Ora added fuel to the fire last month when she uploaded a photo to Instagram of Watiti with his arms around her.

“Good times, memories, random things on my phone and the ones I love,” she captioned her post alongside a collage of other images.

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On top of that, the pair were also seen together at the world premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under last week, according to E!

As reported by E!, Watiti is set to serve as a guest judge on the new Stan series.

Regardless of their relationship status, celebs are continuing to simply flock to Australia and I am absolutely here for it.

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