Anna Wintour walked the Met Gala red carpet with 'Love Actually' star Bill Nighy, but they're just 'great friends,' according to the actor's rep

• Anna Wintour and Bill Nighy walked the red carpet at the 2023 Met Gala together on Monday.
• The Vogue editor-in-chief and the British actor walked arm-in-arm, fueling dating speculation.

Anna Wintour walked the carpet at the 2023 Met Gala arm-in-arm with "Love Actually" actor Bill Nighy, fueling speculation that they are dating.

However, on Tuesday, Nighy's spokesperson told People that "they are not in a relationship," but "have simply been great friends for two decades."

Wintour, who has chaired or co-chaired the fashion event since 1995, paired a simple white column dress from Chanel with a bold coat adorned with a yellow and black floral print for the occasion while Nighy opted for a simple, dark navy suit.

The pair, both 73, have been spotted at a number of fashion shows, theaters, and restaurants together over the years.

Nevertheless, many were left shocked by the unlikely pairing.

"forget the fashion for a minute we need to talk about the fact bill nighy and anna wintour are together like what," one person tweeted after seeing the photos.

Another wrote: "If you asked me, 'guess who Anna Wintour's dating' and gave me a thousand guesses, I would not have guessed this."

Someone else said: "can't focus on the met gala looks rn i'm too wrapped up in finding out everything about anna wintour and billy nighy's relationship."

They were first photographed chatting and laughing together while sitting in the front row at Nicole Farhi's Spring 2011 fashion show in London in September 2010. They also sat side-by-side at shows in 2012 and 2020.

Last year, they were spotted on a series of dinners together in Rome, Italy.

In photos obtained by Mail Online, the pair were seen walking with their arms around each other before sitting down for an al-fresco meal. The Oscar-nominated actor was seen presenting Wintour with roses before another one of their meals.

More recently, the British-born editor accompanied the actor to a New York screening of his latest film, "Living" in December 2022.

Representatives for neither Nighy nor Wintour immediately responded to requests for comment.

The Vogue editor-in-chief was previously married to psychiatrist David Shaffer, with whom she shares two children. They married in 1984 and divorced in 1999 amid reports that Wintour had begun an extramarital affair with investor Shelby Bryan.

She and Bryan were together for over a decade and it is not known when they split. According to People, it was sometime before the news of their separation was announced in October 2020.

Meanwhile, Nighy has never married but was in a relationship with English actor Diana Quick from 1982 to 2008. During the course of their relationship, they welcomed a daughter.

Nighy and Wintour were not the only ones to step out on the red carpet with some news. Model Karlie Kloss and tennis champion Serena Williams also took the opportunity to announce their pregnancies by debuting their baby bumps.