Pete Davidson drives Kate Beckinsale and her mother Judy Loe to dinner

Their relationship has evolved quickly.

But things could have gone into gear for Pete Davidson, 25, and Kate Beckinsale, 45, while singer Saturday Night Live was driving the beauty of the screen and her mother, Judy Loe, for a dinner at the exclusive Nobu restaurant in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Kate's father-in-law, Roy Battersby, joins them in celebrating the 40th anniversary of the death of actress father Richard Beckinsale.

The Pearl Harbor star, Kate, was her usual radiant character for the release, consisting of bad lips and a black eyeliner.

His wavy brown braids fell in glorious waves over his shoulders.

The man with whom she has been linked since February was wearing a colorful sweater for dinner with her girlfriend's mother.

Kate Beckinsale paid tribute to her late father Richard on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the death of the Porridge star.

The actress has published a montage of images of her childhood on her Instagram page Tuesday, as a result of a memorable commemoration for the talented actor who died on March 19, 1979 at the age of 31. years.

Kate, who was barely five years old when she lost her father, wrote beside the black and white plans: "40 years, it misses a lot. Thank you very much to everyone who has been kind. Lots of love xx # mars19. & # 39;

Richard Beckinsale was one of the stars of clbadic British sitcoms Porridge and Rising Damp, alongside comedy legends Ronnie Barker and Frances de la Tour.

He died while asleep – leaving behind Kate, her mother Judy Loe and her older sister Samantha – from a heart attack, which was subsequently revealed to be a conbad defect.

He reportedly complained of pain in his arms and chest the previous night, but fired him.

Fans of the work of Kate and her father responded to the message with beloved words. One of them wrote: "Your father went too early … I loved watching him on TV, he made me laugh so much, he would be very proud of you, kate !! [sic]& # 39;

Another echoed this feeling: "I could not imagine leaving my daughter at 5 years old. Keep his memory alive and I'm sure he's proud of you [sic]& # 39;

Another wrote: "Richard was brilliant, caught too early r.I.p. [sic]"It's another author", it's a legend! One of the best comic actors of the 1970s [sic]& # 39 ;.

Director Stephen Frears told The Mirror: "He was adorable – a wonderful actor and a very kind man. I was looking forward to directing it in future movies.

"I think that he would have become a movie star. He was very handsome. He had everything.

Don Warrington, co-star of Rising Damp, told The Express: "He was a very good actor who could turn to anything. The trajectory of his career was ascending. It was a big loss.

About Richard – a medical student chosen by owner Rigsby, played by the late Leonard Rossiter – continued Don, "Len really loved Richard.

"He thought that he was wonderful. Whatever the mood of Len, Richard would come and his mood would change.

Both men were responsible for these clbadic exchanges such as: "You are a permissive member of society, you are supposed to know where the erogenous regions are!" "I know where the Himalayas are but I have never climbed them!"

Two years ago, on the occasion of the 38th anniversary of her marriage, Kate published a picture of her father with the following legend: "My dad's best friend sent flowers to my mother and me on the day of his death, every year since.

"He has been sending flowers for more than years that my father has lived. It is today. With love and fear for humans, save other humans, and that love never dies, thank you … and I adore everyone who misses someone.

In 2013, the Hollywood actress said she lost her father: "It was a terrible loss. It's so weird that a five-year-old looks out on the street and sees people reading the newspaper and crying while you cry and your mother cries and your grandmother cries.

"Even though it was the worst loss I had, I was able to share it with people who, although they did not really know him, seemed to really like him.

"I think few people are in this situation – having lost someone and also feeling that it is something very important to others."

Richard left school at age 16 and started working as a bus seat upholsterer, but found it so little stimulating that he fell asleep once at the school. job. He was therefore fired.

After that, he worked as a Plumbing Pipe Inspector, but applied for a RADA Scholarship and entered.

His own father, Arthur Beckinsale, recalled, "I told him that it was a very risky job. You will be unemployed more than ever and you must have a second string to your bow, even if it's hairstyle or something of the sort.

Richard is married young at the age of 18. He married Margaret Bradley, Samantha's mother, but they divorced in 1971.

The actor then met Judy and they got married in 1977, two years before her death.

Richard first appeared on television in 1969 on Coronation Soap Street as a police officer. His character stopped the clbadic character Ena Sharples.

He then played alongside Paula Wilcox in The Lovers, won the Best Newcomer Award in Television in 1971 and was selected in Porridge in 1974 as prisoner Lennie Godber.

He worked on it and on Rising Damp – in which he played Alan Moore – simultaneously.

He was able to shoot the film version of Porridge and had to play in another sitcom, Bloomers, as well as in a more serious drama with a role in Bloody Kids.

He died in March 1979 at his home in Sunningdale, Berkshire.

A few days later, Ronnie Barker won a BAFTA and paid a moving tribute to Richard in his acceptance speech. He said: "The death of my friend Richard Beckinsale has deprived me of the joy of this award, but the pride of winning it remains."

Kate admitted in the past that she was comforted by the reissue of Porridge and other works of her father.

The actress has followed in her father's footsteps and has since played in such films as Vacancy, Underworld, Pearl Harbor and Serendipity.