All the Best Red Carpet Debuts From Celebrity Couples Over the Years
If you love keeping up with celebrity couples as much as we do, you know how special red carpet debuts can be. From unexpected PDA to loving smiles, it’s the first time the world gets to observe a couple officially together, and it’s always a sight to see. Not to mention red carpet debuts can serve a purpose too — they let the couple tell their story, confirm their relationship, and put an end to all the rumors and speculation.
One of our favorite Hollywood power couples Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, for example, only made their debut at the 2014 Met Gala when they were already married and shared their first daughter together.
“It was the first time we were ever on the red carpet together,” Lively told Us Weekly of the moment. “It was scary to put yourself out there like that, but then it also seems really silly to be standing five feet from each other and refusing to stand together. It’s always that tricky balance of keeping your privacy but then also not being absurd. And then there’s also that thing where you think, ‘It would be nice for our kids to see a photo of Mommy and Daddy dressed up together.’” Indeed it was! The two looked absolutely dazzling on the carpet.
Check out some of our favorite red carpet debuts over the years below!
A version of this article was originally published in April 2023.
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Lady Gaga & Michael Polansky
Lady Gaga made quite a splash at the Joker: Folie à Deux premiere at the 2024 Venice Film Festival as she was joined by her fiancé, Michael Polansky, on the carpet. While Gaga wowed in this structured Christian Dior Haute Couture plunging dress and a lace Philip Treacy headpiece, Polansky looked dapper in a classic black tux and bowtie.
Gaga and Polansky, who have been dating since 2020, got engaged in the spring of 2024.
Brad Pitt & Ines de Ramon
Brad Pitt and his girlfriend Ines de Ramon made their relationship official at the premiere of Wolfs at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 1. Pitt wore this black suit and matching t-shirt while Ramon showed off her lean physique in this ruched white one-shoulder dress.
The pair have been together since November 2022.
Zo? Kravitz & Channing Tatum
Hollywood’s newest power couple, Zo? Kravitz and Channing Tatum, made their long-awaited red carpet debut at the Blink Twice premiere on Aug. 8, 2024.
The moment, of course, meant a lot for the couple. Not only did Kravitz direct and write the movie and Tatum star, but the movie is where their connection blossomed from friendship to a full-fledged romance.
Kravitz and Tatum began dating in 2021 and got engaged in October 2023.
Jaylen Brown & Kysre Gondrezick
NBA champion Jaylen Brown and WNBA star Kysre Gondrezick confirmed all the rumors of their relationship as they stepped out together at the 2024 ESPY Awards and made their red carpet-debut. The two even matched in cool black looks. Talk about a power couple!
Valerie Bertinelli & Mike Goodnough
Lovebirds Valerie Bertinelli and Mike Goodnough made their red carpet debut atthe 51st annual Daytime Emmys Awards!
Ashlyn Harris & Sophia Bush
Right after Sophia Bush confirmed their relationship, she and Ashlyn Harris arrived at the 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner to make their debut as a couple.
Nicole Brydon Bloom & Justin Theroux
Nicole Brydon Bloom and Justin Theroux confirmed their romance and made their red carpet debut at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
Claudia Doumit & Jack Quaid
The Boys co-stars Claudia Doumit and Jack Quaid have been dating since 2022 and did pose together inside the Vanity Fair Oscars party last year but the 2024 Oscars marks the first time they have walked a red carpet as a couple.
Calvin Harris & Vick Hope
Calvin Harris and wife Vick Hope keep their romance very low-key before and since their private 2023 wedding but treated us to a debut at the 2024 Grammys.
Kelly Osbourne & Sid Wilson
Kelly Osbourne and Sid Wilson of Slipknot have been together since early 2022 and share a one-year-old but the 2024 Grammys was the very first time we saw the couple pose on the red carpet.
Zach Bryan & Brianna LaPaglia
Singer Zach Bryan and influencer Brianna LaPaglia often document their romance on Instagram but the Grammys was the first time the duo walked a red carpet together.
Dove Cameron & Damiano David
Singer Dove Cameron and M?neskin frontman Damiano David began dating in 2023 and made their red carpet debut at the Pre-GRAMMY Gala on Feb. 3.
John Mulaney & Olivia Munn
John Mulaney and Olivia Munn, who have been together since 2021, made their red carpet debut last night at the 14th Governors Awards. The pair, who share their son Malcolm Hi?p, 2, looked totally in love as they posed holding hands and even shared some sweet PDA.
Dua Lipa & Romain Gavras
After months of speculation, former couple Dua Lipa and director Romain Gavras confirmed their relationship at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
However, the couple parted ways by the end of 2023.
Chase Stokes & Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini and Outer Banks star Chase Stokes made their redcarpet debut at the 2023 CMT Music Awards. So sweet!
Kate Bosworth & Justin Long
Newly engaged couple Justin Long and Kate Bosworth looked as cute as can be in their red carpet debut at this year’s Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
Kaia Gerber & Austin Butler
Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler joined many other celeb couples when they made their red carpet debut at the 2022 Met Gala.
Millie Bobby Brown & Jake Bongiovi
Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi made their relationship red carpet official at the 2022 BAFTAs in these elegant black matching outfits.
Pete Davidson & Ariana Grande
Formerly engaged couple Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande couldn’t get their hands off each other during their red carpet debut at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.
Suki Waterhouse & Robert Pattinson
Joining the list of couples who were together for a long time before attending a red carpet together, Suki Waterhouse and Robert Pattinson made their debut after four years of dating at the Dior Fall 2023 Menswear Show. Looking at these two together, it’s safe to say the wait was totally worth it.
Tom Holland & Zendaya
Although Tom Holland and Zendaya have attended their fair share of events together through the years, this December premiere of Spider-Man: No Way Home was their first as an official couple. “That was their big thing as a couple,” their stylist Law Roach confirmed to Access Hollywood.
Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton’s red carpet debut at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party was a blend of elegent and low-key: Stefani wore a sheer floral gown while Shelton kept it casual with jeans and a black blazer.
Rita Ora & Taika Waititi
Rita Ora and Taika Waititi finally confirmed their relationship as they perfectly matched during the premiere of The Suicide Squad in 2021.
Megan Fox & Machine Gun Kelly
Though they might be on the rocks right now, there’s one thing Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly could always do: command a red carpet. Their debut was at the 2020 American Music Awards.
Pete Davidson & Kim Kardashian
Just when the world expected Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian to make their red carpet debut together at the 2022 Met Gala, the former couple surprised everyone by walking the carpet together two days earlier at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.
Kourtney Kardashian & Travis Barker
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker looked like the perfect match in matching black looks at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards during their first carpet together.
Sarah Paulson & Holland Taylor
Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor held each other tightly as they walked the 2017 TIME 100 Gala together in matching black looks.
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt
Angelina Jolie and her ex-husband Brad Pitt walked their first red carpet together at the World Premiere of The Good Shepherd in 2006.
Jay-Z & Beyonce
Almost three years after the beginning of their relationship, Jay-Z and Beyonce attended their first carpet together at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards.
Will & Jada Pinkett Smith
Back in 1995, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith attended their very first event together at the premiere of Devil in a Blue Dress.
Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston gave all kinds of ’90s vibes during their red carpet debut together at the 1999 Primetime Emmy Awards.
Scarlett Johansson & Colin Jost
At the 2018 premiere of Avengers: Infinity War, Scarlett Johansson and her then-boyfriend Colin Jost made their red carpet debut looking ultra-cute together.
John Legend & Chrissy Teigen
Ever since their red carpet debut at the 2008 Grammy Awards, we’ve loved to keep up with John Legend and Chrissy Teigen over the years.
Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck made their debut more than two decades ago at the 2002 premiere of Maid In Manhattan.
Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds
Over a year after Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds tied the knot, the two finally graced the carpet together at the 2014 Met Gala.
Harrison Ford & Calista Flockhart
Harrison Ford and then-girlfriend Calista Flockhart were all smiles during their red carpet debut at the 2002 premiere of K-19: The Widowmaker.
Freddie Prinze Jr. & Sarah Michelle Gellar
Hollywood power couple Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar made their red carpet debut at the MTV Movie Awards in 2000.
