Nicholas Hoult Seemingly Confirms Marriage to Bryana Holly
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Huzzah! Nicholas Hoult has some great news about his love life.
The X-Men actor seemingly confirmed that he privately married longtime girlfriend Bryana Holly, referring to the model as his “wife” while sharing her reaction to his upcoming horror film Nosferatu.
“Afterwards, I remember I had my wife’s nails imprinted on my hand,” Hoult exclusively told E! News at the 2024 Governors Awards in Los Angeles Nov. 17. “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this was tense.'”
And that emotional moment with Holly is all thanks to director Robert Eggers, who Hoult praised for “the way he builds tension throughout” the heart-stopping movie.
But Hoult’s days of future past won’t be filled with horror IRL. The Great starâwho shares son Joaquin, 6, and a baby born in 2022 with Hollyâexplained that he’s looking forward to celebrating the upcoming holidays with his familyâfunny traditions and all.
“I play this really silly game where you have to roll dice,” Hoult told E! News in the interview airing Nov. 18, “and when someone gets a six, they have to put on oven gloves, a hat, a scarf, and then grab a knife and fork and try and eat the chocolate bar, and eat as much as they can of the chocolate bar before the next person in the circle rolls a six. It’s fun game.”
Hoult, 34, and Holly, 31, began their love story over seven years ago when they met in Los Angeles, before they officially started dating in December 2016.Â
Their bond only continued to grow in 2018 when they welcomed their son, who made his first public appearance earlier this year when he and Hoult sat courtside for a basketball game.
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And while the father-son NBA outing was a slam dunk, Hoult has previously joked about some of the rougher sides of parenthood as well.Â
“The levels of tiredness are extreme,” he told Evening Standard in January 2019. “No one warns you about it! But the level of love that comes with it outweighs everything. It’s phenomenal. I’m loving it. And it evolves all the time. They change so much, every day is different. It fills you up as a human completely.”
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Catch more from the 2024 Governors Awards on E! News Nov. 18.
In the meantime, read on for a look back at Hoult and Holly’s road to husband and wife.
âReporting by Nikki Novak
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Sweet Beginnings
Nicholas Hoult first met Bryana Holly while in California, The Favourite actor told the Evening Standard in January 2019. Although heâs kept mum on the details of their romance, the model shared a loving tribute for their 7th anniversary in December featuring snaps of them from over the years.Â
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Building a Life
The Great star previously shared insight into how his upbringing ultimately shaped aspects of his relationship with Bryana, including smaller moments like sharing a space together.Â
âI donât feel as though Iâm that possessive over things like that,â Nicholas told The Journal in November 2017. âShe can put her stuff wherever she likes. My dad was an air pilot so he was flying a lot, and I grew up with my two sisters and my mum so I was used to âgirl thingsâ being around and a âgirl environmentâ in the household.â
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A New Chapter
Nicholas and Bryana privately welcomed their first baby, a son named Joaquin, in 2018. While heâs largely grown up out of the public eye, the now-5-year-old made his first public appearance in March 2024 while attending an Atlanta Hawks home game alongside his dad.
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Navigating Parenthood
The Skins alum has given glimpses into his life as a dad and the learning curve that comes with it.
“There’s a lot to take in,” he told James Corden on The Late Late Show in May 2020. “But overall, it’s like that time again, it brings back a lot of memories of your childhood. It makes you play againâwhich I’m really enjoying.”
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A New Addition
Nicholas and Bryana welcomed another baby, a 19-month-old whose name they have not publicly shared, in 2022.
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Great Nights Out
The couple have stepped out for a rare date night over the years, including a courtside outing at a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers in 2023 and a stylish trip to Paris Fashion Week this past January.
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