Bo Derek, 69, and John Corbett, 64, look more loved up than ever as they make a rare red carpet appearance at the Santa Barbara Film Festival

Bo Derek and John Corbett looked more loved up than ever as they made a rare red carpet appearance at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Wednesday.

The actress, 69, looked effortlessly chic for the Montecito Award ceremony as she stepped out in a black turtleneck jumper and tailored black trousers.

She layered a white trench coat over her black ensemble and slipped into a pair of black leather heeled boots.

To accessorise, Bo wore a large, silver elephant necklace and a pair of large gold hoop earrings.

Meanwhile, John, 64, looked classically handsome as he stepped out in a black two-piece suit and a grey shirt.

Standing at 6ft5in, the actor towered over his 5ft3in partner, as they cosied up next to each other in front of photographers at the event.

He is perhaps best known for playing Aidan Shaw in Sex And The City and sequel series And Just Like That. 

Bo is an actress, film producer, and model best known for her breakthrough role in the 1979 film 10.

That starring role also launched a bestselling poster for Bo in a swimsuit, and subsequently, she became an instant sex symbol. She was also in Tarzan the Ape Man in 1981 and Bolero in 1984.

John and Bo secretly tied the knot in 2020, having begun dating in 2002.

They kept the news quiet until the following year, when John let slip in an interview: 'Around Christmas time, we got married. Bo and I got married.

'We got married, and this is probably the first time – we’re pretty private people, we didn’t make an announcement.

'All our friends and family knew. But this is the first time either one of us has said something publicly about it, because really we haven’t had the opportunity.

'After 20 years we decided to get married. We didn’t want 2020 to be that thing that everyone looks back at and hated… let’s get one nice thing out of it'.

The couple were set up by John's talent agent after he told him he had no one to take to an Oscars party.

Initially, John said he 'was very intimidated' before first meeting Bo but once they got to know one another, Bo said 'it was just an attraction, a comfort.'

Before she met John she thought she would never find love again, having lost her husband John Derek to heart failure in 1998.

However, she explained that when she met her second husband for the first time she felt 'just an attraction, a comfort. He makes me laugh all the time. He’s full of life, full of joy.'

Bo shared: 'I became attracted to him and I still am. We take things day by day and I think we are still there. We’re starting to get a little more settled.'