She may have attended to support her boyfriend's new film, but Alexa Chung undeniably stole the spotlight from her partner Tom Sturridge at the star-studded Cannes Film Festival premiere on Wednesday. The model, 42, arrived on the red carpet in a daring lace and satin gown for the premiere of Tom's film The Man I Love, where he stars alongside Oscar winner Rami Malek.
Alexa caught the eye in her revealing silver gown, featuring a plunging front and a sheer black lace skirt. However, Tom opted to keep the attention on his new role rather than posing with his stunning partner. He appeared solo on the red carpet before joining co-stars Rami Malek and Luther Ford, as well as director Ira Sachs, for group photographs.
The Man I Love has been nominated for the coveted Palme d'Or and the Queer Palm at this year's festival. Set in late 1980s New York City, the film follows Rami's character, Jimmy George, an actor facing a life-threatening illness who takes on what may be his final major role.
Red Carpet Highlights
Jury member Demi Moore made her latest red carpet appearance at the festival, arriving in a glamorous white gown with a black flowing scarf. Alexa and Tom's last public appearance together was at the Met Gala earlier this month.
It was reported in 2024 that the couple, who have been together for four years, had become engaged, though neither has ever confirmed this. The star first sparked engagement rumours with the actor in 2023 when the couple were seen wearing matching rings that October. A source told The Sun: 'Alexa has confirmed to her friends that she is indeed engaged to Tom and she is over the moon. She is in a great place and seems completely head over heels for him. They're a great match. They have been hard at work planning a wedding with all of their close pals there. It won't be a massive over-the-top affair but a smaller, classier and cooler bash.'
Festival Jury and Honours
This year, for the Cannes Film Festival, Demi Moore joins Hamnet director Chloé Zhao and actor Stellan Skarsgård on the jury. Organisers unveiled the nine-member jury that will deliberate on the films in competition at the annual French Riviera festival in May. As previously announced, South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook is president of the jury. Alongside him, Moore, Zhao, and Skarsgård, the jurors are: Irish-Ethiopian actor Ruth Negga, Belgian director and screenwriter Laura Wandel, Chilean director and screenwriter Diego Céspedes, Ivorian American actor Isaach De Bankolé, and Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty.
Speaking to the Daily Mail at the opening press conference, Demi said she felt 'tremendously honoured to be here'. She added: 'It's such a beautiful experience and one just to be surrounded by cinema and the love of cinema, and the joy of diving in and being surrounded by those who share that is just – I just felt like a joy. And who can complain about the beautiful view of this incredible place? But yes, I just feel tremendously honoured and I'm super excited. I really – I feel like a little kid getting to play a grown-up. You know, prior I had only ever attended the Cannes Film Festival once, and that was only as someone's plus one. And so to be sitting here today, I am really, really tremendously honoured.'
This year, the Cannes Film Festival honoured filmmaker Peter Jackson with a Palme d'Or. Festival organisers announced Jackson as a recipient in March for what they hailed as 'a body of work that blends Hollywood blockbusters and films d'auteur with extraordinary artistic vision and technological audacity'. The Lord of the Rings director, in a statement, called the honour 'one of the greatest privileges of my career'. Last year, Cannes gave honorary Palme d'Or prizes to Robert De Niro and Denzel Washington. This year's edition runs for twelve days from May 12 to May 23.
