Hollywood heartthrob's rare red carpet date, hand in hand at last

Andrew Garfield and Monica Barbaro don't do red carpets together. On Saturday night, they made an exception.

The couple, 43 and 36, arrived together at the LACMA Art+Film Gala in Los Angeles, InStyle reports. It was only their second red carpet appearance as a pair.

They were photographed chatting, then posed side by side, but apart. It was inside that the real moment came.

Hand in hand with Salma Hayek

Later in the night, the pair sat together holding hands while talking with Salma Hayek Pinault, according to InStyle. She was in Gucci too, with Boucheron jewelry.

Both were in Gucci, according to W Magazine. Barbaro wore a bright white gown with long sleeves and a swooping backless design, with statement diamond earrings. Garfield went for a black satin suit and black shirt, with a pink flower in his lapel.

The gala, which honored the artist Vija Celmins and Dune director Denis Villeneuve, drew a crowd that included Nicole Kidman, Kim Kardashian and Anya Taylor-Joy, W Magazine reports.

A very quiet romance

Their red carpet debut as a couple came just last month, at the premiere of Artificial, in which Garfield plays Sam Altman and Barbaro plays Mira Murati.

"She's a wonderful actor," Garfield said of her performance.

The pair, both Oscar nominees, were first photographed together in January 2025, at W Magazine's Best Performances party in Los Angeles. By February, People had confirmed they were dating, with a source saying they "have been really lowkey and have been spending time together quietly."

That spring they were spotted at Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Oscars afterparty, then became Broadway regulars: John Proctor Is the Villain with Sadie Sink, Oh, Mary!, a PDA-filled date night at Maybe Happy Ending, and a backstage visit with the cast of Buena Vista Social Club. In May, Barbaro walked the Met Gala alone in a black-and-white Dior dress, while Garfield was caught on video waiting for her at The Mark Hotel afterward. That summer, they went to Wimbledon in matching tennis whites.

This year, they went back to Wimbledon, and in August, Garfield turned up at the after-party for the New York premiere of Barbaro's film One Night Only.

He has never been one to talk about it. "I have never, and I won't ever, speak about or confirm or deny anything about my personal life with anyone, ever," he told Esquire in 2024.

Barbaro, the A Complete Unknown actress, has kept just as quiet, and their reps did not respond to requests for comment on the romance last year.

They haven't needed to. On Saturday, the photos did the talking.