Ed Westwick appeared to be in love with his stunning girlfriend Amy Jackson on Thursday at the annual amfAR gala in Cannes hosted by Queen Latifah.
The 35-year-old Gossip Girl actor couldn’t help but kiss her sweetly on the cheek as they posed for the camera and put on a very loving performance.
Model and actress Amy, 31, looked stunning in a strapless floral dress with a unique scoop neckline.
She was very colorful in the watercolor effect dress, which was shirred at her waist to show off her slim figure.
Amy’s brunette tresses were slicked back into a classic hairstyle, while her sophisticated makeup flaunted a rosy lip.
Happy couple: Ed Westwick was head over heels in love with his stunning girlfriend, Amy Jackson, at amfAR’s annual gala in Cannes on Thursday
Stunning couple: Model and actress Amy, 31, looked stunning in a strapless floral dress alongside an elegant Ed, 35
A gallant Ed held her hand as she stretched out her skirt to reveal the full pattern while revealing a pair of silver heels that accentuated her long and toned legs.
Ed, who rose to fame as Chuck Bass on the Gossip Girl series, looked typically handsome in a black suit with a large flashy silver zipper.
Rumors about the couple began circulating in February 2022, however, they reportedly started seeing each other romantically in December 2021.
They met at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia last December, where they were filmed talking together at a screening during the closing ceremony.
A source told The Sun on Sunday: “Ed and Amy are a really good match.” “They hit it off straight away.”
Jackson has acted in a number of Indian films, mostly in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu – after tragedy struck him as auditioning for one in London.
Previously dating hotelier George Panayiotou, the couple got engaged in January 2019 and had a son in September.
They split in 2021 before her relationship with Westwick began later that year.
Romance: Rumors about the couple started circulating in February 2022, however, they reportedly started seeing each other romantically in December 2021
Chivalrous: Ed held Amy’s hand as she pirouetted to show the full extent of her gorgeous skirt
Details: Amy’s brunette locks were slicked back into a classic hairstyle, while her sophisticated makeup flaunted a rosy lip
Westwick previously dated South African model and influencer Tamara Francesconi for two years before also splitting in 2021.
On Thursday, the top-class amfAR Gala Cannes took place in the legendary Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc Cap D’Antibes.
Queen Latifah hosted the hottest party during the annual Cannes Film Festival, raising millions of dollars for AIDS and HIV research and education.
Guests enjoyed musical performances by Halsey, Adam Lambert, Bebe Rexha and Gladys Knight while sipping Clase Azul Gold and Reposado Tequila from Mexico’s first luxury spirits brand.
Clase Azul is Mexico’s first luxury spirits brand and creator of Clase Azul Reposado, which celebrity guests will be sipping at the party.
It retails from £220 and is available in Selfridges, Harvey Nichols and Harrods, as well as the world’s best bars, restaurants and members’ clubs.
The swanky amfAR gala also included a fashion show curated by Carine Roitfeld and a benefit auction by Simon de Pury.
Included in the auction was Cecily Brown’s latest work, created specifically for amfAR, and an autographed 2016 Damien Hirst artwork by Leonardo DiCaprio.
Hunk: Meanwhile, heartthrob Chuck Bass star Ed wore a black suit with a striking silver zipper
Colorful display: Amy added silver heels to accentuate her long and toned legs, while her dress was gathered to accentuate her slim waist
amfAR Gala Cannes co-chairs include Angela Bassett, Kate Beckinsale, Robert De Niro, Ethan Hawke, Scarlett Johansson, Milla Jovovich, Eva Longoria and Heidi Klum.
amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, is one of the world’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to supporting AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education and advocacy.
In April 1983, Dr. Mathilde Krim and Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, along with Michael Callen and others, founded the AIDS Medical Foundation (AMF) in New York City.
It was the first private organization in the world dedicated to raising funds to support scientific and medical research into AIDS. The first research grants were awarded in 1984.
In September 1985, amfAR was formed through the merger of the AMF and the like-minded National AIDS Research Foundation, which had been established in California in August 1985.
Since then, amfAR has invested nearly $617 million in its programs and awarded more than 3,500 grants to research teams worldwide.
The amfAR Gala in Cannes raised a total of more than US$245 million for amfAR’s life-saving AIDS research.
This extraordinary achievement has enabled the Foundation to make critical research investments to put a cure for HIV within reach.
amfAR’s research investments have helped develop antiretroviral drugs that keep millions alive and have helped prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in many parts of the world.
And amfAR has roused a scientific community that, once deeply skeptical, has largely embraced the notion that a cure is not only possible, but achievable in our lifetime.
Today, amfAR supports a number of healing-oriented strategies. A new funding initiative called ARCHE-GT, for example, supports research teams investigating gene therapy approaches to healing.
Importantly, the researchers are tasked with developing an intervention that could be delivered by injection, increasing the chances that if effective, it can be delivered without complex laboratory procedures.
Since the pandemic began, about 84.2 million people have contracted HIV and more than 40 million have died from AIDS-related diseases.
What is AIDS and HIV?
What is AIDS?
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
It is a disease in which the body’s immune system breaks down and is unable to fight off infections called “opportunistic infections” and other diseases that take advantage of a weakened immune system.
What is HIV?
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
It’s the virus that causes AIDS. A member of a group of viruses called retroviruses, HIV infects human cells and uses the energy and nutrients provided by those cells for growth and reproduction.
Source: amfaR