Zawe Ashton and Tom Hiddleston put on a loved up display as they stepped out together for the BFI Chairman’s dinner in London on Wednesday.
The Hollywood actor, 43, and Fresh Meat actress, 39, sweetly held hands as they arrived on the red carpet for the event at The Rosewood Hotel.
Zawe looked glamorous in a baby pink figure-hugging gown, with frilled capped sleeves and adorned with jewels.
She kept her make-up natural for the dinner and wore her brunette locks loosely down by her shoulders.
Meanwhile, Tom looked dapper as he beamed for the camera in a navy suit, light blue shirt and ribbed fabric tie.
At Wednesday’s dinner, Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan was awarded a BFI fellowship.
The star couple’s appearance comes after they attended the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards in January.
Tom cut a dapper figure as he posed hand-in-hand with his fiancée Zawe, who he secretly welcomed his first child with in 2022.
Zawe made sure to capture attention in an eye-catching yellow dress from Zuhair Murad, which was embellished with silver jewels and beads around the neckline.
Speaking in July, Zawe made a rare comment about her private relationship with Tom by revealing the ’empowering’ career advice he gave her.
The actress admitted she was unsure about joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe before Tom – whose role as Loki has cemented his place in the franchise – offered his ‘incredible’ advice on her role as Dar-Benn in film The Marvels.
She told Entertainment Weekly: ‘One of the main takeaways from our conversations was: “What you put into Marvel, you get back.”
‘He said, “If you go into this with an open heart and a great work ethic and just want to provide an amazing experience for the fans, you’ll have an amazing experience on those sets.” He really empowered me in that way.’
Tom and Zawe first met in 2019 when they played husband and wife in a revival of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal.
It was reported the couple had moved in together in Atlanta, Georgia in 2020 and they confirmed their romance during a PDA-filled holiday to Ibiza in September 2021.
Tom and Zawe then made their red carpet debut together at the 2021 Tony Awards in New York City.
The couple set tongues wagging about a possible engagement when they appeared at the BAFTAs in 2022, where Zawe was pictured wearing a huge diamond sparkler on her ring finger.
In June that year, Tom confirmed he was set to wed his actress fiancée, but kept tight-lipped about the romance, simply telling the LA Times: ‘I’m very happy.’
It was then reported in October 2022 that Tom and Zawe had secretly welcomed their first child together, and they have kept the name and sex of their child private.
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