Nicola Peltz shared a tender red carpet moment with husband Brooklyn Beckham at the 83rd Venice Film Festival, with the couple arriving hand in hand shortly after the actress was honored with the Rising Star Award.
The 31-year-old star turned heads in a vivid cobalt blue Balenciaga couture gown, posing for photographers beside Brooklyn, 27, during the festival screening of It Will Happen Tonight.
After stepping onstage earlier to collect her award, Nicola made another standout appearance as she swept along the Venice Film Festival red carpet in the dramatic design, complete with a veil-like detail and an elegant trailing train.
The gown’s one-shoulder silhouette and bold cut-out accents highlighted her toned frame, while Nicola kept the rest of her styling understated, allowing the couture look to remain the focus.
Brooklyn, meanwhile, looked polished in a classic black tuxedo, smiling proudly as he stood beside his wife for the cameras.
Proving just how proud he was of his love, he planted a sweet kiss on her cheek while protectively wrapping his arm around her waist.
Nicola Peltz received a kiss from adoring husband Brooklyn Beckham as they took to the red carpet amid the 83rd Venice Film Festival shortly after receiving her Rising Star Award
The actress, 31, looked ravishing in a cut-out cobalt blue gown by Balenciaga while posing for snaps alongside the aspiring chef, 27, amid the screening for the film, It Will Happen Tonight
At one point, the former photography student came to Nicola’s rescue as he helped to fix her train, with Brooklyn showing his unwavering support throughout their red carpet appearance.
The loved-up pair’s latest outing comes hours after Nicola accepted her Rising Star award at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, with husband Brooklyn clasping her tightly by the arm and guiding her with care onto the small podium in the gardens of the Casa Cinema Giovani.
A visibly nervous Nicola wore stunning emerald and diamond drop earrings and an elegant full-length black dress for her moment in the spotlight, and paid tribute to her husband and family who she said ‘are the reason that I can reach to the stars’.
Her proud billionaire father, business leader Nelson Peltz, mother Claudia and brother Bradley were there to watch her, with Nelson fanning himself in the 30-degree heat and at times during the wait retreating inside.
She said: ‘Hi everyone. I am normally more comfortable playing a character as an actor than standing in front of an audience, so please bear with me.
‘Thank you so much for this immense honour. To receive an award at the Venice Film Festival is something I will carry with me for the rest of my career.’
She then addressed her co-star in the film Prima, Faye Dunaway, who was given a lifetime achievement by the Kineo organisation at the same ceremony. ‘Faye you have always been an inspiration to me and learning with you has been incredible.’
She went on: ‘My family are my everything. My mum, dad, (brothers) Diesel and Brad and Brooklyn thank you. You always believe in me. To have your support is the reason I can reach to the stars in the first place.’
Nicola ensured all eyes were on her once again as she glided across the carpet in her striking gown which featured a veil design and a flowing train
The dress’s one-shouldered cut-out design allowed the film star to showcase her toned physique
The actress put on a head-turning display in her striking blue gown
Meanwhile, Brooklyn cut a dapper figure in a smart black tuxedo as he happily smiled for photos alongside his wife
The pair dressed to impress as they took to the red carpet
Proving just how proud he was of his love, he planted a sweet kiss on her cheek while protectively wrapping his arm around her waist
At one point, the former photography student came to Nicola’s rescue as he helped to fix her train, with Brooklyn showing his unwavering support throughout their red carpet appearance
Brooklyn helped the other aides in ensuring Nicola looked her best on the night
The devoted husband stayed close to his love throughout the premiere
The wannabe chef couldn’t keep his hands off his actress wife
Nicola basked in the spotlight as all cameras turned towards her amid her showstopping appearance
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There was some chaos before she took to the stage, with her award being announced five times, and one presenter saying: ‘Where is our beautiful star?’
Eventually they were told that she didn’t want to accept the award until Faye Dunaway, 85, was also in place.
Accepting her lifetime achievement award Ms Dunaway said that the best advice she had was the Shakespearean line: ‘To thine own self be true’ and added that she loves Venice. ‘There is no city like it.’
Nicola started in acting in Deck the Halls with Danny DeVito, in 2006, aged 11 and posted a throwback snap on her Instagram earlier this week.
She also appeared in The Last Airbender and Transformers: The Age of Extinction.
More recently she has been writing and producing films through her label, Bunny Films, which is named after her late grandmother and bankrolled partly by her billionaire father, Nelson.
Her last movie was Lola, which did not gain wide distribution and took under $1,000 at the box office.
She has been married since April 2022 to Brooklyn Beckham, the son of David and Victoria, and is at the centre of a family feud which has seen her husband cut off his family in search of ‘peace’, having explained on Instagram in January that they had tried to split him up from his wife.
Nicola has been working on her indie drama Prima since January but the film does not yet have an official release date.
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The loved-up pair’s latest outing comes hours after Nicola accepted her ‘Rising Star’ award at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday
Husband Brooklyn clasped her tightly by the arm and guided her with care onto the small podium in the gardens of the Casa Cinema Giovani
Brooklyn gave Nicola a warm hug as she headed to receive the gong
Nicola beamed as she headed onto the stage to accept the award
Her proud billionaire father, businessman Nelson Peltz, mother Claudia and brother were there to watch her
The movie also stars Dunaway, Jack Huston, Mira Sorvino and Betty Gabriel. Luca and Alessandro Morelli, known professionally as the Morelli Brothers, directed the film as their feature debut.
Nicola stars as Margo, a dedicated prima ballerina facing life-altering decisions as modern changes disrupt her ballet company.
The actress and her family attended a private Los Angeles screening in May for the movie, hosted by East West Bank CEO Dominic Ng. Afterwards she thanked supporters and said their backing of independent film meant ‘more than I can express’.
The film has also been in the spotlight after Nicola sparked concern with her drastic weight loss while preparing for her starring role.
Nicola undertook four months of gruelling ballerina training for her role which saw her drop to under 100 pounds (45kg).
Her shock weight loss came in a bid to fully embody her ballerina character – for which she committed to a strict diet and intensive training regimen.
Just this week Nicola’s husband Brooklyn jumped to her defence and warned ‘don’t ever talk about my wife’ in an online row about her weight.
The aspiring chef hit back in the comments section of his latest Instagram cookery tutorial after one follower asked: ‘Do you comment on everyone who is concerned about your wife and how sickly she looks?
‘She puts herself out there, feed her.’
Brooklyn replied: ‘Don’t ever talk about my wife. She’s absolutely beautiful and you should never comment on a woman’s body. It’s disgraceful.’