Scott Eastwood photographed 'kissing' Charlotte McKinney

Actor Scott Eastwood has further fueled rumors he is dating model and actress Charlotte Mckinney after they were photographed kissing on a beach in California.

Clint Eastwood's hunky son was linked to the busty new Baywatch beauty briefly last year (15), but a source told U.S. news show Entertainment Tonight they were just friends.

"They are definitely not dating," the insider said. "They've hung out a couple of times - they barely know each other yet. (It's) nothing serious at all."

However, on Sunday (25Sep16), they were spotted embracing on a beach in Malibu, California, according to the Daily Mail Online.

Charlotte previously dated actor Stephen Dorff, while Eastwood was rumored to be dating model Adriana Lima and former Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev.

Last month (Aug16), Eastwood opened up about his personal life, revealing he lost a girlfriend to a tragic accident a few years ago.

"I dated a girl a couple of years ago who died in a car accident," he told GQ Australia magazine. "The f**ked up thing is, it was a fender bender, and there was a recall on airbags. Her airbag exploded. It shot a projectile through her body. It split her spine.

"I've lost friends before; I've lost some great friends. But, I had never lost someone I had been really intimate with. Maybe it's made it harder for me to date."

And despite his rumored dalliances, Scott is still searching for 'The One', adding he is well aware that the hunt can be a difficult one.

"It's easy to fall in love when you're young, right?" he added. "And then you start to realize those feelings of love and stuff, passion, love, lust, sometimes they come very quickly, but they can also leave quickly."