Brad Pitt facing challenges in maintaining romance with Ines de Ramon while filming in New Zealand alongside Anna Lambe

Brad Pitt has been shooting the movie Heart Of The Beast in New Zealand this spring and still has six weeks to go.

His costar is the stunning 24-year-old Canadian actress Anna Lambe. 

Meanwhile, his girlfriend Ines de Ramon is in Los Angeles as she works as Vice President for Anita Ko, a Los Angeles-based fine jewelry brand.

This is the first time in a long time that Brad and Ines – who live together in his Los Angeles home – have been apart for a substantial amount of time.

‘He is struggling to keep the love alive,’ a source tells DailyMail.com. ‘He is doing everything he can to keep Ines happy. That means he is flying her to New Zealand to visit and showering her with special surprises and gifts.

‘He is really in love with her and wants to keep the relationship as solid as can be.’

The Hollywood star, 61, and the executive, 32, are heading towards their three year anniversary.

‘They are very much in love and happy to be in a healthy relationship,’ a source tells DailyMail.com. 

‘Brad loves being with a woman who is not an actress because there is no competition at all, they have their own careers and there is zero jealousy.’ 

They began dating in the spring of 2022 but did not go public until they were spotted at a concert in Los Angeles in November 2022. 

He split from wife Angelina Jolie in September 2016 after a fight on a private jet. His other love interested include ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, ex-fiancee Gwyneth Paltrow, Juliette Lewis and Robin Givens, among others.

This is not Ines’ first celebrity relationship: she was previously married to The Vampire Diaries star Paul Wesley, 42.

Pitt has been in Kinloch, New Zealand to shoot his new movie Heart of the Beast. He will be working on the film until mid May.

The actor has been on set already as he wore cargo pants and a camouflage-print top as he stood near a fire pit and bright yellow tent.

He was also seen kayaking across the lake in a green canoe before filming scenes at the campsite. At one point, Pitt was seen chatting to the film and camera crew before getting back into character.

The story centers on a former US Navy SEAL who becomes stranded in the rugged North American wilderness with his retired ‘combat dog’ after a plane crash.

It is not yet known what type of role beauty Lambe has. 

Locations on NZ’s south island, including Queenstown, will be used to ‘stand-in’ for Alaska, where the story is set.

The film focuses on a catastrophic accident deep in the Alaskan wilderness. 

According to Stuff, Pitt will stay in Auckland.

The world-famous tourist destination of Milford Sound (Piopiotahi), a fjord known for its stunning scenery and beautiful mountain peaks, will also feature as a location.

The new film will see Pitt once again working with filmmaker David Ayer who directed the legendary heartthrob in the 2014 World War II action film, Fury.

Pitt’s production company Plan B is producing the film for Paramount Pictures.

Damien Chazelle and Olivia Hamilton are also producing under their Wild Chickens Productions banner. 

The Otago Daily Times reported that the movie is expected to be filmed over seven weeks.

Brad will be back in the United States in mid May to start promoting his new Formula One movie F1 which will be heading into cinemas on June 27.

Set in the high-stakes world of Formula 1 motor racing, Pitt plays a champion driver who comes out of retirement to challenge a young up-and-comer.

Directed by Top Gun: Maverick filmmaker Joseph Kosinski, F1 co-stars Oscar-winner Javier Bardem and Tobias Menzies who rose to fame after playing Prince Phillip in the Netflix hit The Crown.