HARRIET WALKER
Anna Wintour and Bill Nighy at the Met Gala: a power couple is born?
Rumours that the pair are in a relationship have long circulated. At this year’s event they appeared to confirm their romance
Anna Wintour and the British actor Bill Nighy arrive on the red carpet for the 2023 Met Gala
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She’s the famously frosty editor of American Vogue and power behind almost every throne in the fashion industry. He’s the affable, dry-humoured actor known for an impressive back catalogue of West End roles — and to anybody under 30 for his turn as an ageing rock star in Love Actually.
In this era of 360-degree omnichannel perma-contact, there are myriad ways in which Anna Wintour and Bill Nighy, both 73, could have — to use celeb mag parlance — “gone public” with the relationship that has been the subject of elite whispers for several years already. An awkward and faux naturel, semi-posed photo opportunity à la Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston, for example. Or a heartfelt Instagram post: a simpering selfie that the
