Chris Appleton has moved on from his ex-hubby Lukas Gage … and is now courting a brand new man who has no ties to Hollywood.

Sources with direct data inform TMZ … the celeb hairdresser, identified famously for having Kim Kardashian as his shopper/BFF, is now casually courting a daily dude — who occurs to be a bona fide hottie — named Frederico.

The 2 had been first photographed in public collectively throughout Oscars weekend at L.A.’s well-known Chateau Marmont.

Our sources inform us the pair hit it off after crossing paths by way of mutual mates a few month in the past, and proper now they’re conserving issues laid-back and simply seeing the place it takes them — just about how everybody rolls after they’re vibing with somebody new.

We’re instructed after Chris’ cut up from Lukas, he was open to one thing utterly totally different and it is a welcomed change he’s not courting somebody within the Hollywood scene.

Whereas it is unclear precisely what area Frederico works in, he is a smarty pants as we’re instructed he is a graduate of Harvard … so one can assume he has a fairly strong gig career-wise.

Chris is unquestionably feeling good about shifting ahead, and it seems like Frederico’s becoming proper in along with his crew — we’re instructed he is even met a few of Chris’ buddies, who’re giving him a thumbs up!

As we reported … Chris known as it quits with Lukas in November, simply 6 months after their quickie Vegas wedding ceremony on the Little White Chapel officiated by Kim Ok. Chris listed “irreconcilable variations” as the rationale for the cut up. The couple did have a prenup.

Chris and Lukas are making strikes post-split … Lukas went all-in and hopped on Hinge in January to search out new love — however now he says he is all about courting himself.

It is all about self-love, proper?