Love is in the air at the 81st Venice Film Festival. Established in 1932, it's the world's oldest film festival and most glamorous (with the exception of Cannes).
As the film world's eyes fall on the festival's exciting roster of new films, the world awaits a glitzy entourage of stars who grace the red carpet in all their sartorial splendour. While many stars take to the spotlight solo, several choose to soak up the atmosphere with their nearest and dearest by their side.
From Amal and George Clooney's glittering entrance at the Wolfs premiere to Brad Pitt's unexpected public debut with his new girlfriend Ines de Ramon, HELLO! brings all the best celebrity couple moments from Venice to your fingertips.
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© Franco OrigliaLady Gaga and Michael Polansky
Lady Gaga couldn't hide how smitten she was with her fiancé Michael Polansky as they walked the red carpet for the premiere of Joker: Folie à Deux.
Gaga's $578,000 engagement ring took center stage as the singer-turned-actress wore an all-black custom Dior Haute Couture dress with a plunging velvet bodice and a contrasting silk and velvet voluminous skirt.
The Oscar winner met Michael in 2019 and they sparked romance rumors in 2020 when they were spotted sharing a kiss at a New Year's Eve party in Las Vegas.
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© Franco OrigliaDaniel Craig & Rachel Weisz
A dashing Daniel Craig put on a steamy display with his Bond girl Rachel Weisz as the married couple posed hand-in-hand at the Venice Film Festival.
Daniel, 56, and 54-year-old Rachel have famously kept their romance private, only occasionally sharing their love in the public spotlight.
They met in 1994 during Les Grandes Horizontales at London's National Theatre Studio but reconnected 16 years later in 2010, and wed in June 2011 in New York City with only four guests in attendance, including Daniel's daughter Ella, from his first marriage, and Rachel's son Henry.
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© Elisabetta A. VillaRichard Gere & Alejandra Silva
It was a family affair for Hollywood icon Richard Gere, 75, in Venice, as he attended the amfAR Gala Venezia 2024 alongside his lookalike son Homer and his glamorous wife Alejandra Silva.
Alejandra, 41, stole the spotlight in a stunning bridal-white gown that cascaded into a sweeping train.
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© Stephane Cardinale - CorbisAdrien Brody and Georgina Chapman
Adrien Brody cut a dapper figure on the red carpet at the premiere of his film The Brutalist on 1 September.
His girlfriend Georgina Chapman, founder and Creative Director of fashion brand Marchesa, looked breathtaking in a glittering violet-hued dress.
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© Dave BenettGeorge and Amal Clooney
Hollywood royalty George, 63, and Amal Clooney, 46, captivated on the red carpet as they attended the premiere of Wolfs on day five of the Venice Film Festival.
The Ocean's Eleven star looked dapper in a tuxedo, while his jewel bride Amal stole the spotlight in a ruffled lemon yellow gown. Amping up the PDA, the loved up pair rarely let go of each other as they posed for photographers.
In one romantic moment, Amal caressed her husband's face and George wrapped his arm around her waist.
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© Pascal Le SegretainBrad Pitt and Ines de Ramon
Choosing one of the world's most glamorous stages to officially introduce his girlfriend to the public sphere, Brad Pitt, 60, walked the red carpet of Wolfs with Ines de Ramon, 34.
The couple looked smitten as they walked hand-in-hand, finally making their relationship public after quietly dating for two years amid Brad's ongoing turbulent divorce lawsuit with his ex Angelina Jolie.
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© picture allianceGiada Colagrande and Willem Dafoe
Spiderman actor Willem Dafoe beamed at the premiere of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice alongside his Italian director, actress and screenwriter wife, Giada Colagrande.
The power couple amped up the romance in Venice as they returned to the country they first met after Dafoe told The Guardian: "I met my wife on the street in Rome in 2004. I knew of her because I'd seen her films and we had some mutual friends."
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© Vittorio Zunino CelottoCatherine O'Hara and Bo Welch
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice star Catherine O'Hara looked mystifying at the premiere of Tim Burton's horrifying comedic sequel to his 1980s thriller.
Walking the red carpet with her production designer husband Bo Welch, who she met on the set of Beetlejuice.
"I was grouching to Tim Burton about how this guy was talking to me all the time and never asking me out," she recalled to InStyle in 2018.
"We had a break between filming in Los Angeles and on location, and in that time, Tim told Bo that he should ask me out."
Looking loved up, the couple walked the red carpet hand-in-hand and even stole a kiss in front of cameras.
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© Jacopo RauleEmma Corrin and Rami Malek
It-couple Emma Corrin and Rami Malek put on a loved up display at a Miu Miu gathering in Venice during the International Film Festival.
Miu Miu muse Emma looked electrifying in a lime green cropped suit, while their beau kept casual in a pale grey cardigan.
