Anna Wintour and Bill Nighy‘s relationship continues to fuel dating rumours as they prepare for the 2024 Met Gala— the hottest fashion event of the year and a spectacle of historical influence and artistic imagery.
Vogue’s Anna Wintour personally selects a mix of influential celebrities to help organise the event each year. This time around, Bad Bunny, Zendaya, Chris Hemsworth and Jennifer Lopez are among those who will serve as part of the chair.
The dress code, The Garden of Time, perfectly complements the post-Gala fashion exhibit and theme, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.
The Met Gala sees celebrity guests pushing the boundaries with their outfits. However, it’s not just their sartorial choices that make headlines — sometimes, it’s who they choose to accompany them, like Anna herself and her close friend Bill Nighy.
Last year, the pair caused a quite stir when they arrived together, immediately sparking romance rumors.
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Their camaraderie blossomed through these encounters, and it led to regular meetups in London.
The two have been seen dining out, enjoying each other’s company, and even sharing a friendly peck on the cheek. Their friendship was so tight-knit that Anna even secured a position at Vogue for Bill’s daughter, who later directed a short film for the magazine in 2011.
However, it appears Anna Wintour and Bill Nighy’s relationship hasn’t blossomed into a romance just yet.
Bill’s representative clarified to the Daily Mail that they have been close for over twenty years and are “great friends.”
Anna ended her 15-year marriage with David Shaffer in 1999; the former couple share two adult children, Charles and Bee. Following her divorce, she began a long-term relationship with financier Shelby Bryan in 2004. However, according to PEOPLE, they quietly parted ways a few years before 2020.
Bill’s own love life involved a long-term relationship with actress Diana Quick from the 1980s until 2008, as reported by The Evening Standard. The couple never married, but Bill frequently referred to Diana as his wife in public. They share an adult daughter, Mary.
