Zawe Ashton and Tom Hiddleston.Photo:Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty, Trae Patton/NBC via Getty
Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty, Trae Patton/NBC via Getty
Tom Hiddlestongave a touching shout-out to his fiancéeZawe Ashtonat the 2024People’s Choice Awards.
As theLokistar thanked fans and his collaborators on the Disney+ series while accepting the award for the year’s best sci-fi/fantasy show, he also took time to recognize Ashton, 39.
“Zawe, none of this makes sense without you,” said Hiddleston, 43. “Thank you for your love and support every step of the way.”
Tom Hiddleston on Feb. 18, 2024.Trae Patton/NBC via Getty
Trae Patton/NBC via Getty
Ashton, who also holds a recent Marvel role as a villain in last year’sThe Marvels, began dating Hiddleston some time after they met while costarring in the revival of Harold Pinter’s playBetrayalin March 2019. The pair sparked romance rumors later that year and have been going strong ever since.
At the time of the duo’s engagement, a source close to the production ofBetrayaltold PEOPLE that Hiddleston and Ashton had a"lovely chemistry"during their time on stage together.
Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton on July 16, 2023.Darren Gerrish/WireImage
Darren Gerrish/WireImage
During Sunday night’s acceptance speech, Hiddleston told viewers, “Thank you so much, I am so grateful for this great honor. It is such a privilege to receive this People’s Choice Award from you, the audience, the people for who we make this work and who allow us to do what we do. I’m so proud ofseason 2 ofLokias a performer and a producer.”
Hiddleston reprised his longtime Marvel Cinematic Universe role as Loki for the Disney+ series, an offshoot of the character’s last appearance on the big screen in 2019’sAvengers: Endgame. Hiddleston first played the role as a villain in 2011’sThor, opposite onscreen brotherChris Hemsworth’s title character.
“I have played Loki for 14 years, and the journey has meant the world to me,” he told Marvel fans. “I couldn’t have done it without you; your passion, your curiosity and your love for Loki is the reason I’m standing here.”
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source: people.com
