8 Weeks & No Sex! J.Law's Reunion Rules

She’s taking Darren back on her terms!

As they strolled the streets of New York’s Upper East Side, with smiles on their faces and her beloved dog Pippi wedged firmly under her arm, you’d be forgiven for forgetting that Jennifer Lawrence and her director beau Darren Aronofsky had confirmed their split a month ago.

The cosy holiday catch-up in the Big Apple left fans speculating the couple had rekindled their romance and although sources close to the stars swiftly poured cold water on the rumours, insisting they’re “just friends”, Woman’s Day can reveal the pair are actually in the process of a trial reunion.

After Jennifer, 27, publicly blamed Darren’s increasingly suffocating behaviour and his obsession with their flop film Mother! for the break-up – which we revealed exclusively in October – the Black Swan director, 48, has promised to change his controlling ways and agreed to relationship counselling.