Celeb pair spotted at London premiere and nobody even knew they were pals

The celebrity pair turned heads at the London premiere of City of Masks, with many fans quick to praise the two as they posed together for photographers

People have been left gobsmacked at the celebrity pairing they saw when walking in the streets of London, and the two stood close to each other, beaming from ear to ear.

The pair, from completely different television backgrounds, wouldn’t have been able to be put together by anyone as pals if their lives depended on it, but it appears they know each other better than people realised! Many were stunned, curious as to what had brought the pair together and what they were getting up to.

They were arriving at the premiere of City of Masks, a 2026 film whose IMDb description reads: “Ambition, obsession, and lost love collide in a haunted West End theatre where a disfigured composer, a rising star, and a jealous rival fight for control of a mysterious musical-and the masked legacy that threatens to destroy them all”.

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It certainly sounds like a gripping watch, yet audiences were far more intrigued by the sight of The Chasers’ Anne Hegerty and The Only Way Is Essex’s Bobby Norris rocking up to the event together.

The pair frequently cross paths at high-profile occasions such as this, and fans were swift to declare they were “looking good”.

Photographers and onlookers snapped the moment as the two posed side by side for the cameras, with Bobby, 40, throwing his arm around the 68-year-old.

In footage posted by JJPR:TV on TikTok, Bobby cut a thoroughly stylish figure in a grey check jacket, perfectly in keeping with this season’s trends. He sported a pair of sleek sunglasses, while his brown boots rounded off the ensemble beautifully as he flashed a grin at the camera.

Anne looked equally glamorous in a black and red dress featuring a lace insert, complemented by a red chunky necklace that echoed the dress’s colour scheme, and paired with small black heels.

After the photos were captured, Bobby removed his arm from around Anne as they prepared to enter the premiere.

In the comments section, people expressed how “good” they felt the pair looked, with both receiving numerous compliments from the public.

“Anne is looking in really good health,” one person gushed, as she’s been on somewhat of a weight-loss journey over the years.

She initially lost around a stone during her appearance on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here, thanks to a diet consisting mainly of rice and beans.

Anne has clarified her subsequent weight reduction wasn’t the result of a strict or deliberate diet. Instead, she credits it to reduced hunger, improved food choices, and greater financial security, which enable her to purchase higher-quality food and save portions rather than overeat.

Meanwhile, people said Bobby looked “great,” and “so good”; however, others did mention they didn’t recognise him.

Bobby has been open about undergoing a combined face and neck lift in March in Turkey to address loose, overstretched skin.

He also completely dissolved and removed more than a decade’s worth of heavy facial fillers, which had severely stretched his facial tissues.