Entertainment Movies Bill Nighy, Anna Wintour 'Not in a Relationship,' Says Actor's Rep: They're 'Great Friends' (Exclusive) Bill Nighy and Anna Wintour arrived together at the 2023 Met Gala on Monday By Tommy McArdle Tommy McArdle Tommy McArdle is an editorial assistant on the Movies team at PEOPLE. Tommy joined PEOPLE in 2022. People Editorial Guidelines Published on May 2, 2023 11:26AM EDT Bill Nighy and Anna Wintour sparked romance rumors when they walked the carpet together at the Met Gala 2023 on Monday, but a representative for Nighy tells PEOPLE that the pair "have simply been great friends for two decades." "They are not in a relationship," the rep adds, clarifying that the pair are not romantically involved. The Love Actually actor and Wintour, also 73, were two of the first red carpet arrivals at fashion's biggest night in New York City. The Vogue editor-in-chief and Nighy were seen locking arms as they walked the red carpet together. Amanda Seyfried Makes Hilarious Mean Girls Reference on 2023 Met Gala Red Carpet Anna Wintour and Bill Nighy. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Wintour dressed in a patterned coat worn over a floor-length silver skirt to the exclusive event Monday, while Nighy opted for a classic look for the night honoring the late Karl Lagerfeld, in a dark-colored suit paired with a blue tie and white shirt. The pair have been spotted spending time together on numerous occasions over the years, as The Telegraph noted in Dec. 2022. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Wintour has been divorced from her ex-husband David Shaffer, with whom she shares son Charles and daughter Bee Shaffer, since 1999. She then was in a long-term relationship with investor partner Shelby Bryan, though PEOPLE confirmed in 2020 that the couple had privately split a few years prior. Inside the 2023 Met Gala: Get a Rare Glimpse of Stars Enjoying Fashion's Most Exclusive Event of the Year Nighy, who has also starred in movies like About Time (2013) and Emma (2020), was previously in a relationship with actress Diana Quick from the 1980s until their breakup in 2008, according to the U.K.'s The Evening Standard. Though the pair never married, Nighy referred to Quick, 76, as his wife, and they share actor and filmmaker daughter Mary Nighy. In January, Nighy received his first career Academy Award nomination for his performance in Living, a British drama that follows a bureaucrat in 1950s London who receives a terminal illness diagnosis.