32 Times Jennifer Connelly & Paul Bettany Stepped Out Together (& Looked Totally Adorable)

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When you think about Hollywood couples with staying power, chances are you think about lovebirds Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly, who have been together for over 20 years now. And despite being together for over 20 years, Bettany and Connelly keep their romance quite private. While some celebrity couples go to any and every red carpet that they’re invited to, Bettany and Connelly go to maybe up to three events a year together (most of the time, it’s usually one event a year). But every time they go out to an event, sparks fly.

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For those pair originally met on the set of A Beautiful Mind. After catching up at the 2002 BAFTA Awards, they started going out, and it didn’t take long for them to fall for one another.

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While Connelly revealed she just thought he was a good guy at first, Bettany said it was love at first sight. “I’ve never been this close to someone that beautiful before,” he said to Entertainment Tonight. “I remember thinking, ‘I bet every man you ever met has tried to flirt with you.'”

Soon after getting together, Connelly said one moment made her fall for him, telling the same outlet: “He started playing guitar and it was all over.” And then, soon after that, they moved in together almost immediately and married the following year in 2003.

They later welcomed two children together named Stellan, born in 2003, and Agnes, born in 2011, along with Connelly’s son named Kai Dugan, born in 1997, whom she shared with her ex David Dugan.

In a rare interview with Town & Country, Connelly talked about the one aspect that makes their marriage work so well after over 20 years together. “I’m not the most gregarious person in the room, for sure. I think by coupling with Paul, that kind of works,” she said. I’m more reserved. I can be kind of shy in a group. I mean, I manage it pretty well, but he’s much more outgoing than I am. Once I’m comfortable with someone, I’m not reserved.”

And now, we get so excited every time we hear that they’re coming on the red carpet. because we know that they’re not only coming in style, but there’s going to be some really lovey-dovey PDA happening.

Below, see all the rare times Bettany and Connelly made an adorable appearance on the red carpet together.

A version of this article was originally published on Dec 2023.