{"id":4135,"date":"2025-04-07T09:25:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T09:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/4135\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T09:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T09:25:14","slug":"martin-freeman-53-looks-loved-up-with-his-french-actress-girlfriend-rachel-benaissa-30-as-they-attend-the-olivier-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/4135\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Freeman, 53, looks loved-up with his French actress girlfriend Rachel Benaissa, 30, as they attend\u00a0the Olivier Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Martin Freemanlooked loved-up with his French actress girlfriend Rachel Benaissa as they attended the Olivier Awards in London on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Sherlock<\/a>\u00a0actor, 53, and his partner, 30, appeared smitten as they graced the red carpet together in glamorous looks.<\/p>\n

For the outing, Martin sported a quirky red and black patterned blazer, which he paired with black trousers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He finished his unique ensemble with a pair of slip-on leather suit shoes and reflective sunglasses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile his girlfriend, Rachel, looked chic in a cream two-piece co-ord which featured long bell sleeves and a risky slit up the left leg.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She added inches to her beautiful frame as she slipped into a pair of sensible burgundy leather mules.<\/p>\n

\"Martin <\/p>\n

Martin Freeman, 53, looked loved-up with his French actress girlfriend Rachel Benaissa, 30, as they attended the Olivier Awards on Sunday<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The Sherlock actor and his partner appeared smitten as they graced the red carpet looking glamourous in their best outfits\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rachel and Martin went public with their romance in 2021 and\u00a0have been dating for around three years but are rarely seen together in public.<\/p>\n

They made their first appearance as a couple when they graced the red carpet at the Raindance Film Festival Opening Night gala screening of Best Sellers at The Dorchester.<\/p>\n

The outing came just months after Amanda discussed their split.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rachel is best known for playing a role in BBC hit Normal People, alongside stars Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar Jones.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The actress has also starred in Lindsay Lohan\u2019s Netflix film Irish Wish, Aisling Bea\u2019s sitcom This Way Up.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Martin shares two teenage children Joe, 17, and Grace, 15, with his ex-wife Amanda Abbington, 51.<\/a><\/p>\n

The actor co-parents his two children with ex-Amanda following their split in 2016 after 16 years together.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Olivier Awards<\/a> is a particularly star-studded occasion this year, after a number of Hollywood veterans received nominations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"For <\/p>\n

For the outing Martin sported a quirky red and black blazer which he paired with black trousers.\u00a0He finished his unique ensemble with a pair of slip-on leather suit shoes<\/p>\n

\"Meanwhile <\/p>\n

Meanwhile his girlfriend, Rachel, looked chic in a cream two-piece co-ord which featured long bell sleeves and a risky slit up the left leg<\/p>\n

Hosted by Beverley Knight<\/a> and Billy Porter<\/a> at the Royal Albert Hall on April 6, the 2025 Olivier Awards will celebrate the best of London’s West End.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And the competition is of the highest calibre, with American actors Adrien Brody<\/a>, John Lithgow and Billy Crudup<\/a> set to battle it out in the Best Actor category against English stars Paapa Essiedu and Mark Strong.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Best Actress categories are equally as star-studded, with Imelda Staunton receiving a nod for her leading role in the musical Hello, Dolly! while Lesley Manville<\/a>\u00a0has been nominated for an ‘explosive’ thriller retelling of Oedipus – in which she starred opposite Strong last year.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Mission Impossible star Indira Varma also received a Best Actress nod for her leading role in a classic adaptation of the Greek tragedy which opened in January – however her co-star Rami Malek<\/a> was snubbed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The Best Actress categories are equally as star-studded, with Imelda Staunton receiving a nod for her leading role in the musical Hello, Dolly!<\/p>\n

Impressively, Atonement actress Romola Garai has been nominated twice in the same category for two separate plays; Giant and The Years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Other British stars up for stage gongs include Strictly’s Layton Williams<\/a>, comedian Meera Syal and three-time Olivier Award winner Sharon D. Clarke.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile the revival of Joseph Stein’s musical Fiddler On The Roof has garnered the most nods with 13 total nominations.<\/p>\n

New productions Giant and The Years have tied for most nominated play with five nods each.<\/p>\n

Manville and Strong have both been nominated for the top gongs for their roles in a retelling of the father-killing<\/a>, mother-loving king of Thebes, Oedipus.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Conclave star Lithgow received his nod for his portrayal of Roald Dahl in Giant, a play which puts the author in the dock for his uncomfortable views.<\/p>\n

The play examines the fallout from revolting anti-Semitic insinuations he made in 1983 in a review of a book \u2013 God Cried \u2013 by Tony Clifton and Catherine Leroy, about the bombing of Lebanon the previous year.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Brody’s nomination is for his role in The Fear Of 13, which ran at the Donmar Warehouse last year and is based on Nick Yarrow’s memoir about being incarcerated on death row in America for 22 years.<\/p>\n

\"Meanwhile <\/p>\n

Meanwhile Lesley Manville has been nominated for an ‘explosive’ thriller retelling of Oedipus – in which she starred opposite Strong last year<\/p>\n

\"Conclave <\/p>\n

Conclave star Lithgow received his nod for his portrayal of Roald Dahl in Giant, a play which puts the author in the dock for his uncomfortable views<\/p>\n

Hosts Beverley and Billy will be joined on stage by a star-studded line-up of presenters for various awards.<\/p>\n

The stars presenting awards include Cate Blanchett, Naomi Campbell, Elizabeth Debicki, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Martin Freeman and Ewan McGregor.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ahead of hosting the show, singer Beverley said: ‘What’s priceless to me is the joy, the sheer joy of being able to celebrate wonderful people and great talent.’<\/p>\n

Her co-host and Cabaret star Billy added: ‘The celebration of theatre, the celebration of this community that’s unlike any other.’<\/p>\n

ITV will air a highlights programme on Sunday featuring some of the awards and performances at 10.15pm on ITV1 and STV, before becoming available on ITVX.<\/p>\n

One of the performance audiences are set to be treated to is from Les Miserables to celebrate the show’s 40th anniversary.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TikTok is also returning to host the Green Carpet coverage as the official mobile entertainment platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Olivier awards 2025: Full list of winners <\/p>\n

Best Actress<\/p>\n

Heather Agyepong – Shifters\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lesley Manville for Oedipus – WINNER<\/p>\n

Rosie Sheehy for Machinal<\/p>\n

Meera Syal for A Tupperware Of Ashes<\/p>\n

Indira Varma for Oedipus<\/p>\n

Best Actress in a Musical\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chumisa Dornford-May for Natasha, Pierre & The great Comet Of 1812<\/p>\n

Lauren Drew for Titanique\u00a0<\/p>\n

Clare Foster for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button<\/p>\n

Lara Pulver for Fiddler On The Roof<\/p>\n

Imelda Staunton for Hello, Dolly! – WINNER<\/p>\n

Best Actress in a Supporting Role<\/p>\n

Sharon D. Clarke for The Importance Of Being Earnest\u00a0<\/p>\n

Romola Garai for Giant\u00a0<\/p>\n

Romola Garai for The Years – WINNER\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gina McKee for The Years\u00a0<\/p>\n

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical<\/p>\n

Liv Andrusier for Fiddler On The Roof<\/p>\n

Amy Di Bartolomeo for The Devil Wears Prada<\/p>\n

Beverley Klein for Fiddler On The Roof<\/p>\n

Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 – WINNER<\/p>\n

Best New Musical\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button – WINNER\u00a0<\/p>\n

MJ The Musical\u00a0<\/p>\n

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812<\/p>\n

Why Am I So Single?<\/p>\n

Best Revival\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Importance of Being Earnest\u00a0<\/p>\n

Machinal\u00a0<\/p>\n

Oedipus – WINNER<\/p>\n

Waiting For Godot\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sir Peter Hall Award For Best Director\u00a0<\/p>\n

Eline Arbo for The Years – WINNER<\/p>\n

Jordan Fein for Fiddler On The Roof<\/p>\n

Nicholas Hytner for Giant\u00a0<\/p>\n

Robert Icke for Oedipus\u00a0<\/p>\n

Best Lighting Design<\/p>\n

Paule Constable & Ben Jacobs for Oliver! – WINNER<\/p>\n

Howard Hudson for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812\u00a0<\/p>\n

Howard Hudson for Starlight Express\u00a0<\/p>\n

Aideen Malone for Fiddler On The Roof\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Outstanding Achievement in Opera<\/p>\n

Aigul Akhmetshina for her performance in Carmen<\/p>\n

Allan Clayton for his performance in Festen – WINNER<\/p>\n

Jung Young-doo for his direction of Lear<\/p>\n

Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre\u00a0<\/p>\n

Animal Farm at Theatre Royal Stratford East by George Orwell, adapted by Tatty Hennessy<\/p>\n

Boys On The Verge Of Tears by Sam Grabiner at Soho Theatre – WINNER<\/p>\n

English by Sanaz Toossi at Kiln Theatre<\/p>\n

Now, I See by Lanre Malaolu at Theatre Royal Stratford East<\/p>\n

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander at Marylebone Theatre<\/p>\n

Oustanding Achievement In Dance\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sarah Chun for her performance in Three Short Ballets\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tom Visser for his lighting design of Angels’ Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada \u2013 Pite\/Kudelka\/Portner<\/p>\n

Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbag\u00fcena – WINNER<\/p>\n

Best Costume Design\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hugh Durrant for Robin Hood\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sachiko Nakahara for Spirited Away<\/p>\n

Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gabriella Slade for Starlight Express – WINNER<\/p>\n

No\u00ebl Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ballet Shoes adapted by Kendall Feaver\u00a0<\/p>\n

Inside No. 9 Stage\/Fright by Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith<\/p>\n

Spirited Away adapted by John Caird & co-adapted by Maoko Imai\u00a0<\/p>\n

Titanique by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle & Constantine Rousouli – WINNER<\/p>\n

Best Actor\u00a0<\/p>\n

Adrien Brody for The Fear Of 13\u00a0<\/p>\n

Billy Crudup for Harry Clarke\u00a0<\/p>\n

Paapa Essiedu for Death Of England: Delroy\u00a0<\/p>\n

John Lithgow for Giant – WINNER<\/p>\n

Mark Strong for Oedipus\u00a0<\/p>\n

Best Actor in a Musical\u00a0<\/p>\n

John Dagleish for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button – WINNER<\/p>\n

Adam Dannheisser for Fiddler On The Roof\u00a0<\/p>\n

Myles Frost for MJ The Musical\u00a0<\/p>\n

Simon Lipkin for Oliver!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jamie Muscato for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812<\/p>\n

Best Actor in a Supporting Role<\/p>\n

Jorge Bosch for Kyoto<\/p>\n

Tom Edden for Waiting For Godot<\/p>\n

Elliot Levey for Giant – WINNER<\/p>\n

Ben Whishaw for Bluets\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical<\/p>\n

Andy Nyman for Holly, Dolly!<\/p>\n

Raphael Papo for Fiddler On The Roof\u00a0<\/p>\n

Layton Williams for Titanique – WINNER<\/p>\n

Tom Xander for Mean Girls\u00a0<\/p>\n

Best New Play<\/p>\n

The Fear Of 13<\/p>\n

Giant – WINNER<\/p>\n

Kyoto<\/p>\n

Shifters<\/p>\n

The Years\u00a0<\/p>\n

Best Musical Revival<\/p>\n

Fiddler On The Roof – WINNER<\/p>\n

Hello, Dolly!<\/p>\n

Oliver!<\/p>\n

Starlight Express\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Best Set Design<\/p>\n

Jon Bausor for Set, Toby Oli\u00e9 & Daisy Beattie for Puppetry and Satoshi Kuriyama for Projection for Spirited Away at London Coliseum<\/p>\n

Frankie Bradshaw for Ballet Shoes at National Theatre \u2013 Olivier<\/p>\n

Es Devlin for Coriolanus at National Theatre \u2013 Olivier<\/p>\n

Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre – WINNER\u00a0<\/p>\n

Best New Opera Production<\/p>\n

Duke Bluebeard’s Castle by English National Opera<\/p>\n

Festen by The Royal Opera – WINNER<\/p>\n

L’Olimpiade by Irish National Opera & The Royal Opera<\/p>\n

The Tales Of Hoffmann by The Royal Opera\u00a0<\/p>\n

Best Family Show<\/p>\n

Brainiac Live – WINNER<\/p>\n

Maddie Moate’s Very Curious Christmas<\/p>\n

The Nutcracker\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rough Magic\u00a0<\/p>\n

Best New Dance Production\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Assembly Hall by Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite & Jonathon Young – WINNER<\/p>\n

Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada \u2013 Pite\/Kudelka\/Portner by The National Ballet Of Canada\u00a0<\/p>\n

Theatre Of Dreams by Hofesh Shechter Company\u00a0<\/p>\n

An Untitled Love by A.I.M by Kyle Abraham\u00a0<\/p>\n

Best Theatre Choreographer\u00a0<\/p>\n

Matthew Bourne for Oliver!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Julia Cheng for Fiddler On The Roof<\/p>\n

Hofesh Shechter for Oedipus\u00a0<\/p>\n

Christopher Wheeldon for MJ The Musical – WINNER<\/p>\n

Best Sound Design\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nick Lidster for Fiddler On The Roof – WINNER\u00a0<\/p>\n

Christopher Shutt for Oedipus\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thijs van Vuure for The Years\u00a0<\/p>\n

Koichi Yamamoto for Spirited Away<\/p>\n

Outstanding Musical Contribution\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mark Aspinall for Musical Supervision & Additional Orchestrations for Fiddler On The Roof<\/p>\n

Darren Clark for Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements and Mark Aspinall for Musical Direction, Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button – WINNER<\/p>\n

Dave Malloy for Orchestrations and Nicholas Skilbeck for Musical Supervision for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812<\/p>\n

Asaf Zohar for Compositions and Gavin Sutherland for Dance Arrangements & Orchestration for Ballet Shoes<\/p>\n

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