Charlize Theron is a keeper, confesses Sean Penn to Piers Morgan

TV host Piers Morgan says actors Sean Penn and Charlize Theron have confirmed their relationship to him.

Morgan has shared about the news about Penn and Theron's relationship in his column for Event magazine. According to him, Penn gushed about his lady love at the Help Haiti Home Gala in Beverly Hills, reports aceshowbiz.com.

"At 2 a.m., Sean came over and bear-hugged me. 'Congrats on a great night,' I said. 'And congrats on Charlize too.' He laughed, 'She's a keeper, that's for sure... well, I'll do my best to keep her anyway!'" Morgan recalls.

Theron, 38, also praised her beau, 53.

"I'm so glad you two have got together. Sean's a great guy," Morgan told Theron, to which she replied: "I know."

The pair was first romantically linked after they were spotted celebrating New Year together in Hawaii.