Has Paris Hilton been 'flirting' with Jack Whitehall on Instagram?

Unlikely duo Paris Hilton and Jack Whitehall have sparked dating rumours after the hotel heiress left a string of comments on the British comedian’s Instagram photos.

Whitehall is said to have caught the eye of the socialite and DJ when he presented the Brit Awards in February.

Sources told The Sun that she then invited him to her birthday party earlier this month, which was held at the nightclub built in her Beverly Hills mansion.

The bash was also attended by the likes of Kim and Kourtney Kardashian and Dita Von Teese.

“Paris thinks he’s gorgeous and they’ve been hanging out as she wanted to get to know him better,” an insider told the publication.

Hilton, 38, has since shown her appreciation for Whitehall’s recent Instagram snaps, commenting with a series of emojis.

She posted the fire emoji underneath a still from his recent appearance on the Jimmy Fallon Show and a promo shot from his new TV series Bounty Hunters, and commented with the heart eye emoji below a playful video of Whitehall and an inflatable unicorn.

The comedian’s Instagram followers quickly picked up on the unexpected interaction, with one commenting: “@parishilton @jackwhitehall power couple.”

Whitehall reportedly returned the favour by liking a black and white snap of Hilton dancing in Club Paris during the birthday celebrations.

Standard Online has contacted representatives for Whitehall and Hilton for comment.

Hilton split from fiancé Chris Zylka in November, and recently told The Mirror that she doesn’t have time to focus on romance as she is throwing herself into her work.

“I don’t have time for love right now,” she told the paper. “I hardly have time for myself. I am constantly travelling over 250 days a year, never home hardly, just focusing on myself, my business and my friends.”

Whitehall split from Gemma Chan, his girlfriend of six years, in December 2017, and has since been linked to actress Kate Beckinsale.