Anna Wintour and Bill Nighy’s connection has been a topic of gossip for years, but recent reports seem to substantiate the rumors. On Monday, May 1st, 2023, the Editor-in-Chief of US Vogue, Anna Wintour, walked into the Met Gala alongside the acclaimed British actor.
Wintour has frequently arrived at the glitzy event alone, although they could be there as friends. Taking Nighy to the most glamorous event in the fashion industry this year—known as “her night”—may be evidence that their relationship is more than platonic.
Wintour tenderly clung to the Love Actually star as they strolled the Metropolitan Museum of Art for photo ops. She wore a Chanel SS23 gown and coat set with embellishments, and the Best Actor nominee looked sharp in a timeless navy suit.
Their courtship has been going on for quite some time, so don’t be too confused by their Met Gala premiere. The rumors that the two best buddies started d@ting d@te back in February of that year. Before seeing more beautiful red-carpet couple appearances, here’s what we know about their relationship.
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How Did Anna Wintour and Bill Nighy First Meet?
Whether or if Anna Wintour and Billy Nighy have known each other for years is unknown, but rumors have circulated that they have. They were initially spotted sitting next to one another in the front row during the Spring 2011 London show for Nicole Farhi and then again for the 2012 shows for both Nicole Farhi and Mulberry.
Wintour and the Living actor attended a special screening of the Emma remake, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, and posed for photos at Paul Smith’s 50th-anniversary dinner in Paris in 2020. They have been seen together at the theater, restaurants, and various professional media and fashion events since at least 2015.
How Long Has Anna Wintour Been D@ting Bill Nighy?
First, neither Anna Wintour nor Bill Nighy officially acknowledged their relationship. Rumors of their relationship first surfaced in February 2020, shortly after Wintour’s divorce from Shelby Bryan, when a witness reportedly told Page Six that the US Vogue Editor-in-Chief appeared “happier than I have ever seen her.”
“Anna was beaming the whole time. She looked happy and in outstanding company. She was beautifully made up and smiling so much — she had her sunglasses off the entire time! They were sitting together in a corner enjoying a frothy coffee,” the source continued.
Then in 2021, Wintour and Nighy were seen multiple times having a candlelit dinner d@te in the Eternal City. At that time, a photograph showed the British actor handing the roses to the fashion tycoon.
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Has Anna Wintour Ever Married?
Anna Wintour was previously married to David Shaffer, a prominent New York child psychiatrist, from 1984 until their divorce in 1999. Bee, 35, and Charlie, 37, are the former couple’s children. Shelby Bryan, a corporate executive and venture financier, became Wintour’s husband in 2004. The couple called it quits in 2020.
Meanwhile, Nigh has been a bachelor since 2008, when he divorced Diana Quick, his wife of nearly 30 years and the mother of his daughter, Mary Nighy.
