The 'Kill Bill' actress was pictured locking lips with French financier Arpad Busson in New York yesterday (19.01.10), sparking speculation they have decided to give their romance another try. An onlooker said: "They weren't behaving as if they were ex-lovers and at one point kissed each other and didn't seem to mind who saw." The couple ended their year-long engagement in November because Uma reportedly thought Arpad was too controlling and wanted to make drastic changes to her life.

A friend said: "It seemed like he always wanted to run the show. "He wanted to bring in his own chef and his own security. He'd talk about redesigning her house in the city and knocking down buildings at her place upstate."

Uma - who has 11-year-old daughter Maya and seven-year-old son Levon with ex-husband Ethan Hawke, and was also previously married to actor Gary Oldman - had previously admitted she wasn't ready to marry again. She said: "I'm happily engaged but we haven't set a wedding up. I'm not in a rush to do anything."