Nia Vardalos, 61, of My Big Fat Greek Wedding fame goes PUBLIC with ‘secret’ boyfriend of one year Spiros Katsagans as they hold hands on the red carpet

Nia Vardalos from My Big Fat Greek Wedding has announced her new boyfriend.

The two were seen holding hands on the red carpet of The Hollywood Reporter’s Women In Entertainment Gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills on Thursday.

He is Spiros Katsagans, a native of Athens, Greece.

They met a year ago at an outdoor restaurant as she wrapped up filming My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3.

This comes five years after she split from her husband, actor Ian Gomez, with whom she has a teenage daughter of more than 20 years.

They met a year ago at an outdoor restaurant as she wrapped up filming My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

The 61-year-old comedian, actress and producer showed her affection for her new man as she held his hand and then placed her hand on his chest.

The movie star wore a mini dress with a red rose print on a black background that exposed her legs and completed her look with red pointed pumps. He was wearing a black suit with a white shirt.

However, this isn’t their first red carpet.

They were side by side at the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on December 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, but they were not affectionate and he seemed more like a “friend” than a love interest.

In September, she told People that she was in a relationship who lives in Athens, Greece.

They met in 2022 ‘in the most romantic way possible’, she said on the site.

‘We met on the evening of a full moon in an open-air restaurant in Greece. It’s like I wrote a movie and then walked in it,” said the Hollywood veteran

She was in Greece after finishing filming My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3.

And the timing was great because she finished work

She showed her affection for her new man as she held his hand and then placed her hand on his chest. The movie star wore a red rose print dress on a black background that exposed her legs and completed her look with red pumps

“I think when you’re filming you have to be like a Barbie doll, like you just have to lie there smooth,” she joked.

‘You have no sexuality at all. No.

“When you’re filming a movie, you just walk through it and do your job. There is no crying. So I don’t believe in relationships while making a film,” she added.

At the time, she didn’t want to name him.

“I’ve learned to keep things private,” she said.

‘I try to keep the relationship I am in now as private as possible to preserve its specialness.’

However, this isn’t their first red carpet. They were side by side at the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on December 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, but they were not affectionate and he seemed more like a ‘friend’ than an interested love.

She split from husband, actor Ian Gomez, in 2018 after more than two decades of marriage.

They share teenage daughter Ilaria with her ex.

After the split, she took time off from dating.

“So I just tried not to think about myself that way because no teenager wants to hear or know what their mother is doing. I think a teenager should be self-centered and only think about themselves all their life,” Vardalos said.

Vardalos’ ex Gomez, who had a role in the first two films, did not want to return.

She was not injured, but rather “stunned,” she said.