Justin Hartley makes his red carpet debut with girlfriend Sofia Pernas at MTV Movie & TV Awards… three months after finalizing divorce from Chrishell Stause
After more than 14 months of quarantines and lockdowns, Justin Hartley finally made his red carpet debut with girlfriend Sofia Pernas by his side.
The couple, who started dating two months into the COVID-19 pandemic, heaped on the PDA when they strutted their stuff in front of photographers on day one of the MTV Movie & TV Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Hartley’s ex-wife and Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause, whom he only officially divorced three months ago, is also set to appear at the ceremony, but not until the second day of the event: the reality-focused – Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted.
Premiere: Justin Harley made his red carpet debut with girlfriend Sofia Pernas at day one of the MTV Movie & TV Awards held at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles
Hartley, 44, and Pernas, 31, were snuggled up into each other’s arm for much of their time on the red carpet.
The This Is Us star kept it relatively casual in the fashion department in dark blue slacks with a black suede jacket over a white dress shirt and grey slip-on shoes.
Pernas, 31, stunned in a coral gown that had short train and a thigh-high slit along the right side to allow her to showcase her gams at a moments notice.
The leading lady for the action-adventure drama series Blood & Treasure also donned a pair of perfectly matched heels and had her long raven tressed pulled back off into a flowing top ponytail.
Hartley, 44, and Pernas, 31, were snuggled up into each other’s arm for much of their time on the red carpet
Item: The couple started dating in May 2020, two months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and three months after the actor had his divorce from Chrishell Stause was finalized
Following months of rumors, Hartley and Pernas finally went public with their romance on New Year’s Eve.
The couple previously worked together on The Young and the Restless back in 2015, and then began dating in May 2020.
This is Hartley’s first serious relationship since his split from Stause about two years ago.
The actor cited ‘irreconcilable differences’ when he filed for divorce in November 2019, which surprised both fans and the reality star herself.
Laid back: The This Is Us star kept it relatively casual in the fashion department in dark blue slacks with a black suede jacket over a white dress shirt and grey slip-on shoes
Head turner: Pernas, 31, stunned in a coral gown that had short train and a thigh-high slit along the right side to allow her to showcase her gams at a moments notice
Day one: Hartley was joined on stage with actress and singer Mandy Moore during the show
Stause would go on to file for dissolution of the marriage the following month and claim her ex-husband told her of his intent to file for divorce in a text, and that he had shared the news with her only 45 minutes before it was made public.
They reached a divorce settlement this past January but the details have not been made public.
After their breakup, Stause started dating Dancing With The Stars professional dancer Keo Motsepe, whom she met while competing on the show earlier this year.
By early March, she confirmed they had broken off the relationship and vowed to take a break from dating after calling Motsepe a habitual liar.
Stause, 39, claims Hartley notified her of his intent to file for divorce in a text; the former couple are pictured in July 2019, four months before he filed for divorce
Stause dated Dancing With The Stars professional dancer Keo Motsepe, but she announced their split in early March; the former couple are seen in February 2021