Venice is the backdrop of love for many people, including a bevy of Hollywood stars.
With the Venice Film Festival underway through Sept. 7, entertainers have descended upon the scenic City of Canals to promote their projects at premieres and parties. But many are making business more pleasurable with the companionship of their significant other.
Brad Pitt made his relationship with girlfriend Ines de Ramon red carpet official at the Wolfs premiere on Sept. 1, while doing his best to avoid ex Angelina Jolie. Couples Rami Malek and Emma Corrin and Olivia Rodrigo and Louis Partridge also showcased their romances for the first time.
Lady Gaga gave the Monsters their first glimpse of her gigantic engagement ring — and even shared a canal-side smooch with fiancé Michael Polansky. Justin Theroux topped them all, proposing to girlfriend Nicole Brydon Bloom in Italy — and she showed off her ring at the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice premiere.
Let’s see those lovebirds and more aflutter in Venice…
Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky
The couple, who became engaged over the summer, starred in their own real-life love scene outside the Hotel Cipriani. The Joker: Folie à Deux star — looking glam in a polka-dot dress with black tights and black pumps — smooched the entrepreneur alongside their water taxi. Her engagement ring was the real statement piece, though. It was the first time Gaga had shown off the diamond, which is so sparkly and sizable it was impossible to miss.
