Nicholas Hoult Addresses Marriage Rumors After Calling Bryana Holly His Wife: 'I Think It's Fairly Clear' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Nicholas Hoult and Bryana Holly.Photo:Bryana Holly/Instagram

Bryana Holly/Instagram

It seems like wedding bells have, in fact, rung forNicholas HoultandBryana Holly.

The actor seemingly confirmed that he’d married his longtime girlfriend at the 2024 Governors Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 17, whenhe referred to her as his “wife.”

And in a new interview with PEOPLE, the 34-year-old says of buzz about whether he and Holly, 31, had tied the knot, “I think it’s fairly clear.”

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Hoult sent the rumor mill running when he chatted withE! Newson Sunday about Holly’s scared reaction to his upcoming horror filmNosferatu.

“Afterwards, I remember I had my wife’s nails imprinted on my hand,“The Greatalum said, “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this was tense.’ "

Hoult and Holly, a model, have been together for nearly eight years and share two kids: sonJoaquin, 6, and a second child born in 2022, whose name and sex have yet to be announced.

Back in December 2023, Holly made a rare post on social media about her beau, sharing acarousel of loved-up photosfeaturing the pair in honor of their seventh anniversary.

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Bryana Holly and Nicholas Hoult in Los Angeles on Jan. 15, 2023.Allen Berezovsky/Getty

Allen Berezovsky/Getty

While the couple are fairly private about their relationship and kids, Hoult says he’s looking forward to his family’s “usual traditions” this holiday season.

“Just having a nice meal and hanging out … and hopefully see some good movies and enjoy that time of year,” says theJuror #2actor. “Play some games.”

Speaking withE! Newson Sunday, Hoult said, “I play this really silly game where you have to roll dice 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 … as much as they can of [a] chocolate bar before the next person in the circle rolls a six.”

“It’s [a] fun game,” he added of the tradition.

source: people.com