And judging by the passionate pair's public puckering-up, the £10million-rated Leeds United ace and the actress could soon become a home fixture.

Pals say the pair are madly in love and could follow other sport-and-showbiz couples like Becks and Posh and Jamie Redknapp and Louise up the aisle.

Aussie Kewell, 21, rolled up in his smart blue BMW M3 sports car to meet Sheree, 23, from the Emmerdale set at the Yorkshire Television studios in Leeds.

The starlet - who plays bubbly barmaid Tricia Stokes - bounced out and rushed straight into his arms for a lingering kiss before the couple drove off together. Kewell, whose astonishing run of form has helped to lift Leeds to the top of the Premiership, has just joined football's Millionaires Club.

He's put pen to paper on a £1million-a-year, five-year contract and splashed out on a £500,000 mansion near Wetherby, West Yorks.

Neighbours say that brunette Sheree spends most of her spare time at the swish pad she helped to decorate.

She and Harry have spent weeks kitting it out with antiques, including two Roman pillars for the back garden and a six-foot grandfather clock.

Kewell, who was just 16 when he quit Australia and jetted to Britain alone, has even introduced Sheree to his mum, who's been over helping them furnish the place.

But, like David Beckham and Victoria Adams, they may postpone any wedding until the end of the season.

He said: "Jeez, I'm only 21. Marriage is not something I want to get involved with right now."

But Sheree may have other ideas.

She admits she's wild about Harry, who she's been dating for eight months since meeting him in a Leeds nightclub.

She said: "I love him. After our first kiss, I thought 'Oh my God'.

"He's a lovely guy and I'm really lucky."

A pal said: "They're deeply in love and don't care who knows it.

"They can hardly keep their hands off each other - even in public."