Al Pacino and Noor Alfallah.Photo:Getty Images/Marco Grob;Noor/Instagram

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Getty Images/Marco Grob;Noor/Instagram

Al Pacinois looking forward to welcoming his fourth child later this year.

“Al loves being a father and always has,” a film source tells PEOPLE. “He is excited.”

Adds the insider, “Being a parent is and always was an important part of Al’s life.”

Pacino and Alfallah have been linked since April 2022. The pair first sparked romance rumors when they were pictured grabbing dinner together. Sources toldPage Sixlast year that the couple had been quietly dating since the pandemic.

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Los Angeles, CA - <em>EXCLUSIVE</em> - Actor Al Pacino and Noor Alfallah were seen leaving a double date dinner with his best friend, director Harold Becker at E Baldi restaurant. Noor could be seen showing a nice photo of a young Al Pacino during the outing.

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The actor shares daughterJulie Marie, 33 with his ex-girlfriend, acting coach Jan Tarrant. He also shares 22-year-old twinsAnton and Oliviawith exBeverly D’Angelo, whom he dated from 1997 to 2003.

He spoke toTheNew Yorkerabout fatherhood in 2014, saying,“I’m responsible to them. I’m a part of their life. When I’m not, it’s upsetting to me and to them. So that’s part of the gestalt. And I get a lot from it. It takes you out of yourself.”

Film producer Jane Rosenthal also elaborated on the matter, saying that she and De Niro had just been discussing the idea that morning. “Floor play,” De Niro added.

Noor Alfallah and Al Pacino.Noor Alfallah Instagram

Al Pacino and Noor Alfallah

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After some outlets recently called Pacino and Alfallah’s relationship status into question, a source confirmed to PEOPLE this week that they are still together.

The pair have kept their relationship mostly private, but Alfallah has shared a photo with Pacino on her Instagram.

“My friend Bennett Miller has an exhibition of new prints produced using a DALL•E image generator. Go check it out!” shecaptioned the photo, which shows her alongside Pacino and the artist at the gallery on April 20.

source: people.com