Color Purple actress Fantasia Barrino received a kiss from her husband Kendall Taylor at the Time 100 Gala in New York on Thursday.
Held at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the star-studded event welcomed a dazzling guest list of famous faces from around the world.
Among them, Fantasia, 39, who was one of the honorees at the night’s festivities, had a spectacular presence on the red carpet.
She attended the glamorous party arm in arm with her handsome husband, who planted a kiss on her temple as the cameras focused on them.
As she strutted about the celebrity-studded event, she could be seen mingling with music superstar Dua Lipa, who was her fellow award-winner that night.
The Color Purple actress Fantasia Barrino received a kiss from her husband Kendall Taylor at the Time 100 Gala in New York on Thursday.
As she strutted about the celebrity-studded event, she could be seen mingling with music superstar Dua Lipa, who was her fellow award-winner that night.
Fantasia was dressed in a tight, shiny black dress that featured chic ’60s details like raised shoulders and flared cuffs.
She clung affectionately to her handsome husband and beamed a bright smile over her shoulder at the photographers.
The veteran Broadway actress twirled from side to side, revealing the dress from all angles and revealing that she was backless.
Meanwhile, Kendall, to whom she has been married since 2015, wore a simple black tuxedo which she accessorized with a scarlet pocket square and a pair of sunglasses.
She also enjoyed a red carpet reunion with none other than Dua, who she had been seen dancing with at the Grammys earlier this year.
The two seemed delighted with each other’s company and chatted for a bit on the red carpet before posing for photos together.
Over the course of the red carpet portion of the show, Fantasia was also able to enjoy rubbing shoulders with none other than Pose star Billy Porter.
Time magazine released its long-awaited annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world earlier this month.
Presented at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the star-studded event welcomed a dazzling guest list of famous faces from around the world.
Among them, Fantasia, 39, who was one of the honorees at the night’s festivities, had a spectacular presence on the red carpet.
Fantasia was dressed in a tight, shiny black dress that featured chic ’60s details like raised shoulders and flared cuffs.
She clung affectionately to her handsome husband and beamed a bright smile over her shoulder at the photographers.
Meanwhile, Kendall, to whom she has been married since 2015, wore a simple black tuxedo which she accessorized with a scarlet pocket square and a pair of sunglasses.
She also enjoyed a red carpet reunion with none other than Dua, who she had been seen dancing with at the Grammys earlier this year.
Over the course of the red carpet portion of the show, Fantasia was also able to enjoy rubbing shoulders with none other than Pose star Billy Porter.
Taraji found herself in esteemed company in this year’s lineup, amid names ranging from Patrick Mahomes to Dua Lipa to 21 Savage.
Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue, Hamilton alum Leslie Odom Jr., Bollywood superstar Alia Bhatt and trans star Juno Elliot Page were also on the list.
Taylor Swift’s longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff, breakfast TV titan Kelly Ripa and anime legend Hayao Miyazaki are also getting gongs.
Each honoree received a tribute written by another name in bold: Dua’s, for example, was written by Patti Smith and Kelly’s, by Anderson Cooper.
Business mogul Mark Cuban received a glowing testimonial from Ashton Kutcher, while Michael J. Fox received a blurb from Ryan Reynolds.
Meanwhile, Sofia Coppola was written by Rashida Jones, who like her had an iconic father and starred in Sofia’s film On The Rocks.
Lenny Kravitz wrote a tribute to Zola heartthrob Colman Domingo, and Get Out hunk Daniel Kaluuya gave a generous shout-out to Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel.
The glittering awards ceremony took place this week, but won’t air on television until May 12, when viewers can tune in to the show on ABC.
Thursday’s gala welcomed a fleet of A-list celebrities who also weren’t on Time’s list, including Uma Thurman and Patrick’s wife, Brittany Mahomes.