Pictured: Self-confessed Twilight fan Mitt Romney catches latest movie and grabs pizza on date night with Ann

Former Republican presidential candidate seen in Del Mar, California

PUBLISHED: 17:09 EST, 18 November 2012 | UPDATED: 20:53 EST, 19 November 2012

Now the strains and stresses of his failed bid for the White House are over, Mitt Romney has no doubt enjoyed time unwinding with his family.

And that's exactly what he did on Saturday, as he was spotted enjoying date night with his wife Ann in California.

Grainy photographs show the pair heading to the Cinepolis movie theatre in the coastal town of Del Mar to watch the new Twilight film, after Romney previously admitted he was a fan of the franchise.

They then headed for dinner at Sammy's, a pizza restaurant across the street.

Date night: Mitt Romney and his wife Ann were pictured heading to the movies on Saturday night in Del Mar, California, where they caught up on the latest installment of the Twilight saga

Fans: They then headed across the street for pizza, where they dutifully posed with other diners for pictures

According to TMZ, the couple was joined by two unidentified young men and did not have a security detail in sight.

Romney was reportedly extremely friendly with fellow diners and even posed for pictures.

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The couple were presumably visiting the movie theatre from their house, valued at $8.75 million, in San Diego's nearby upmarket La Jolla neighborhood.

Romney's choice of movie does not come as a surprise, after he previously admitted in a bizarre interview with NBC that he reads the books by Stephenie Meyer.

Romney Sighting: Mitt and Ann Romney were spotted in Del Mar, California going to a movie and eating pizza

Fans' favourite: The Romneys picked the teen vampire movie, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2, which stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, pictured

'I like silly stuff too,' Romney told NBC during the presidential campaign. 'I mean, I like the Twilight series. I thought it was fun.'

'You like vampires?' the interviewer quizzed.

'I don't like vampires personally,' he replied awkwardly. 'I don't know any, but you know my granddaughter was reading it and I thought, "Well this looks like fun," so I read that.'

And, as TMZ pointed out, the author of the Twilight series is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - which is no doubt a hit with the Romney clan.

Normal People: Mr and Mrs Romney caught a movie a Cinepolis (pictured) in Del Mar, California

Pizza Joint: After the movie, the Romneys visited Sammy's, a pizza place across the street, where they mingled with diners and posed for photos

Mitt Romney -- Post-Election 'Twilight' Date

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Life goes on.

- PattyD , USA, United States, 19/11/2012 04:38

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By all means, we should keep the Romney's out of the limelight. They deserve private time after a long campaign. And the public deserves a much need rest from one the nastiest, lunatic Republican presidential campaigns ever.

- Jogtah , Washington, 19/11/2012 04:34

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Good for them. Time to enjoy life.

- BluePlanetEarth , Earthling, United States, 19/11/2012 03:41

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a classy couple! sad for America that Romney wasn't elected.

- Deb , Indianapolis, 19/11/2012 03:31

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I' m happy for The Romneys. They are decent moral people and don' t fit in to today' s World and Thinking. That is why he lost. I voted for him anyway...

- Rick , Pace, USA, 19/11/2012 03:18

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Wow gr8 movie choice.....such intellectuals !!

- HoneyBooBoo , Manchester, United Kingdom, 19/11/2012 03:01

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The best president we never had. I hope the press will leave them alone now.

- Floridian , USA, United States, 19/11/2012 02:42

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Love them....And Mitt didn't fail......the U.S. did. And we have already started to pay the price.

- Marion , Boston, 19/11/2012 02:22

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So I guess after he Lost, the Romney's went to the CA Beach Home, not the Massachusetts Estate or the Utah Chateau. Since the Car Elevator has been installed, it was probably his first pick - no snow for skiing yet.

- annie w , Los Angeles CA, 19/11/2012 02:14

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That looks so staged. I'm sure he's got a private theatre and personal chef and would rather not hear kids screaming all around.

- Noah_RPM , Houston, 19/11/2012 01:51

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