Sean Penn, 64, and model girlfriend Valeria Nicov, 30, touch down in LA following hot-and-heavy trip to Spain

Sean Penn and his model girlfriend, Valeria Nicov, are back stateside following a romantic trip to Spain.

The couple was spotted walking through the Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday, nearly one month after they were photographed getting hot and heavy in Madrid.

The “Mystic River” star, 64, was dressed comfortably for the travel day, wearing a navy jacket over a button-up and loose cargo pants.

The Moldova-born model, for her part, looked chic in a black-and-white ensemble. Nicov, 30, donned a tank top with a cardigan tied around her shoulders and baggy trousers tucked into cowboy boots.

Sean Penn and Valeria Nicov were spotted at LAX on Thursday. LionsShareNews / BACKGRID

The pair didn’t show any PDA as they walked through the terminal in comfortable attire. LionsShareNews / BACKGRID

The pair didn’t show any PDA while strutting through the terminal — a stark contrast to their outing in September.

The duo was photographed sharing a passionate kiss last month while walking the streets of Spain arm-in-arm after a dinner date.

Penn and the young actress couldn’t keep their hands off each other as they chatted while sharing a cigarette.

At one point, Nicov even seemed to lick the “Milk” actor’s earlobe.

Last month, the duo was spotted sharing a passionate kiss in Spain. BACKGRID

It’s unclear how Penn, 64, met the much-younger model, 30. Corbis via Getty Images

Penn’s romance with the statuesque model came two years after his divorce from Leila George, 32. The pair split after just one year of marriage, which the Oscar winner admitted was mostly his fault.

“There’s a woman who I’m so in love with, Leila George, who I only see on a day-to-day basis now, because I f–ked up the marriage,” he told the Hollywood Authentic in April 2022, one week before their split was finalized.

“We were married technically for one year, but for five years, I was a very neglectful guy,” he added, noting that he prioritized other things, like substances, before his wife.

The actor’s romance with Nicov came two years after his latest divorce. Corbis via Getty Images

The Oscar winner finalized his divorce from Leila George in 2022. They wed in 2020. Getty Images

Penn said “watching the Trump era” became “depressing” for him and made their 30-year age gap more noticeable.

“As it turns out — this is going to shock you — beautiful, incredibly kind, imaginative, talented young women who get married to a man quite senior to them in years, they don’t actually love it when they get up from their peaceful night’s sleep and their new husband is on the couch, having been up since 4, watching all of the crap that’s going on in the world and has decided that 10:30 in the morning is a good time to neck a double vodka tonic and an Ambien and say, ‘Good morning, honey. I’m going to pass out for a few hours and get away from all this s–t,’” he said.

The friendly exes dated for nearly four years before secretly marrying in July 2020.

Penn previously admitted he was still in love with George. AFP via Getty Images

The actor has been married three times. GC Images

Although Penn admitted he and George’s age gap contributed to their divorce, he has been linked to several much-younger women since their split.

The actor was also previously married to Madonna from 1985 to 1989 and Robin Wright from 1996 to 2010.

He shares daughter Dylan Frances Penn, 33 and son Hopper Jack Penn, 31, with the “House of Cards” star.

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