Chris Hardwick and wife Lydia Hearst share passionate kiss as they heat up red carpet at 2024 Independent Spirit Awards

He 39th edition of the Independent Spirit of Cinema Awards celebrated the best of independent film and television in 2023.

The event, which always occurs during the day with the beach as a backdrop, took place at the Santa Monica Pier on Sunday in Santa Monica, California, with Saturday Night Live comedian Aidy Bryant hosting the festivities.

Before all the stars and celebrities sat down for the ceremony, many of them made a stop on the red carpet for a round or two of oceanfront photos with photographers and fans.

Feeling feisty and playful, Chris Hardwick and his wife Lydia Hearst seemed to be having a great time together, which included packing on the PDA and sharing a passionate kiss while on the red carpet.

And in a hilarious moment, the actor, comedian and Talking Dead host appeared to take advantage of some gusts of wind when he grabbed the end of his wife’s striking floral dress to inspect it after it began flying a few feet off the ground.

The improvised moment, praise from Mother Nature and a comedian with a great sense of timing, left the couple hysterical.

Hearst, 39, who also goes by the name Hearst-Shaw, caught the attention of many fans besides her husband, all dressed up in her fiery red and white Roberto Cavalli printed maxi dress.

Equally sensual and elegant, the dress showed off her fabulous figure with its plunging neckline and sleeveless design that sometimes gave more than a hint of her cleavage and side boobs.

The actress, socialite, and lifestyle blogger kept accessories to a minimum, but she did liven up her dark locks by adding pops of purple and red to the mix, along with plenty of natural waves and a middle part.

Hardwick, 52, attended the annual event looking handsome and dapper in a brown three-piece suit that he paired with a white dress shirt with a green and brown patterned tie and black dress shoes.

He had short dark brown hair, over his ears, with a subtle part to the left.

The couple first met in 2013 during the production of an episode of Hardwick’s Talking Dead, a one-hour after-show on AMC affiliated with The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead, of which he hosts.

Hearst was in the audience and met Hardwick shortly after the show was taped.

The couple ended up getting married after about three years of dating in Pasadena, California, in August 2016.

After being discovered by photographer Steven Meisel, Hearst would quickly rise through the ranks of modeling, landing her first magazine cover for Vogue Italia in 2004.

The model, actress, socialite and lifestyle blogger is the granddaughter of American magnate and politician William Randolph Hearst.

She is also the daughter of Patty Hearst, who became known for her 1974 kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army, which at one point put her in prison for a bank robbery before President Jimmy Carter commuted her sentence and eventually President Bill Clinton will pardon her. .

Hearst’s Hollywood resume includes films such as Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman (2021), Psycho Sister-in-Law (2020), The Haunting of Sharon Tate (2019), Between Worlds (2018) and Cabin Fever: Patient Zero (2014). ). , among others.

He has also been a part of several television shows such as Z Nation (2014-2018), The Face (2013-2014), and South Of Hell (2015).

Hardwick’s television career spans three decades with a guest role on the drama series Thirtysomething (1991), which eventually led to work as a host on MTV’s Singled Out (1995-1998).

He also starred in shows such as Married… with Children (1996), Guys Like Us (1998-1999), The X’s (2005-2007), Wired Science (2007), Talking Dead (2011-2022), The Nerdist. (2012-2013), Talking Bad (2013), Family Guy (2015), Talking with Chris Hardwick (2017) and America’s Got Talent (2017-2018), among many others.