Emily Blunt brought a special date to the 2024 Bafta Awards on Sunday, February 18: her parents.
The actress was nominated for her performance in oppenheimer for Best Supporting Actress. She arrived on the red carpet with her parents, Joanna and Oliver Blunt, instead of bringing her husband, John Krasinski, who is usually her date to awards shows.
The Devil Wears Prada The actress wore a dreamy sheer and metallic dress with cut-out details and rhinestones all over. The dress featured spectacular bell sleeves and a train.
Her parents were also dressed to the nines, with her mom in a sequin look and her dad in a dapper tuxedo.
Blunt usually brings Krasinski as his date to awards shows, and vice versa, and his last appearance was at January's Critics Choice Awards, where the The Devil Wears Prada The actress was nominated for best supporting actress in a motion picture. Dressed in a cream tuxedo and dark pants, Krasinski attended in support of his wife. Blunt opted for a Giorgio Armani dress adorned with sequins, crystals and rosettes, matching red with fellow nominee Margot Robbie.
Previously, Blunt and her husband were praised for being a couple after their sweet appearance on the red carpet.
On Sunday, January 7, the couple posed on the red carpet ahead of the 81st Golden Globe Awards. For the occasion, Blunt, 40, opted for a gold dress designed by former Alexander McQueen creative director Sarah Burton, before leaving the fashion house. The dress featured a gold bodice and a white sheer tulle skirt. Blunt paired the dress with a sparkling diamond necklace and an elegant updo. Meanwhile, Krasinski wore maroon suit pants, which he paired with a crimson tuxedo jacket and a black bow tie.
During the couple's red carpet appearance, fans were delighted to see Krasinski stand slightly away from his wife to allow her room to pose and show off her dress.
In a red carpet video captured by Variety, Blunt can be seen posing alone for the cameras, before addressing Krasinski. After posing for photos together, The office The star then bowed to his wife before walking away a little so he could once again capture the photographers' full attention.
On social media, the gesture was met with praise from viewers, many of whom applauded the couple's apparent love and recognition for each other.
“Did you see how he just stood back and let her be big and bloom, and then posed like he was told? He's a good man, Savannah. I love Emily Blunt and John Krasinski. They seem like a couple you'd want to go on a trip with and REALLY have fun with,” one person tweeted.
Another said: “It's literally leaving her bejeweled,” in reference to Taylor Swift's anthem.
“He's an amazing actor and I love how he always respects his celebrity and gives him space,” someone else wrote.
Others suggested that the celebrity duo adopted a theme from Barbie film, and some viewers claimed that Krasinski agreed to be “just Ken.”
“SHE'S EVERYTHING. He's just Ken!” one fan joked, while another said, “He really is just Ken.”
You can follow along with The independentLive coverage of the Baftas is here.
