Brian Cox, 78, looks dapper in a checked suit as his glam wife Nicole, 56, rocks tight pencil skirt at star-studded BAFTAs brunch in London

Brian Cox and his wife Nicole Ansari-Cox got all dressed up for the star-studded Apple TV + BAFTAs brunch in London.

The Succession star, 78, looked dapper in a checked suit teamed with a navy shirt, purple tie, and his signature chunky square glasses. 

Nicole, 56, cut a glamorous figure in a black and white tweed blazer with a cinched-in waist and a matching pencil skirt. 

The actress, who married Brian in 2002, completed her chic look with a silky white blouse and black suede tasseled boots. 

The couple mingled with a series of stars at the event at Mount St. Restaurant, including actors Peter Capaldi and David Harewood. 

Other famous faces at the brunch included The Morning Show’s Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ted Lasso star Phil Dunster, model Immy Waterhouse, Slow Horses actor Kadiff Kirwan, and Matthew Broome of the new Amazon Prime drama, My Fault: London.

Brian Cox and his wife Nicole Ansari-Cox got all dressed up for the star-studded Apple TV and BAFTAs brunch in London

The Succession star, 78, looked dapper in a checked suit teamed with a navy shirt, purple tie, and his signature chunky square glasses

Nicole, 56, cut a glamorous figure in a black and white tweed blazer with a cinched-in waist and a matching pencil skirt

Brian and Nicole – who renewed their wedding vows in Vegas in 2023 – share two sons, Orson Jonathan and Torin Kamran.

Last year, Brian and Nicole shared the story of their first meeting and how they didn’t actually get together until eight years later.

The couple said there was ‘fireworks’ during their first encounter in 1990 when Brian was on a world tour of King Lear.

However despite ‘clicking’, it wasn’t meant to be at the time, even though Brian did initially think she was ‘coming back for him’ following their evening together.

The actor told the Sunday Times Magazine: ‘I was on tour in 1990 when I met Nicole at a party in Hamburg. We talked about work and all kinds of spiritual stuff well into the night. I was 44 and she was 23, but we sort of clicked.

‘A few weeks later I was in a restaurant in Milan with the cast when she walked in. I thought, “She’s come for me,” and I stood up. Then sat down quickly thinking, “You bloody idiot,” because she clearly hadn’t. After that I didn’t see her again for eight years.’

Nicole explained the reasoning for the time apart, and said: ‘But then life took over. I worked in Zurich, Paris and Vienna and we didn’t see each other again for eight years.’

But it wasn’t the end of the road for the pair, who met again when Brian was starring in Art on Broadway and Nicole left a note with the doorman for him.

Brian also posed with David Harewood at the brunch 

He mingled with Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi

The Morning Show star Gugu Mbatha-Raw looked incredible in a Burberry trench coat and scarlet heels 

The actress posed with her Blitz co-star Elliott Heffernan

Brian recalled calling Nicole 15 minutes before the curtain was due to come up and she rushed back after he invited her to the show.

Following the show, Brian and Nicole spent the night together after an evening of tango dancing, as he admitted they have been together since.

However it hasn’t been without trying times, as Brian told how they suffered a make or break evening in Texas two years into their romance.

He declared that either they needed to split or get married.

Nicole also confessed their relationship has faced struggles, as she claimed there were ‘four years of pure hell’, which they got through with couples therapy.

Meanwhile, Brian recently revealed he takes Ozempic for his type two diabetes and hit back at claims the drug is for ‘fat people’.

Suki Waterhouse’s sister Immy looked effortlessly cool in an oversized pinstripe shirt and blazer and grey trousers

Ted Lasso’s Phil Dunster posed alongside Slow Horses actor Kadiff Kirwan

My Fault: London star Matthew Broome looked suave in a grey oversized coat with leather panels and wide-legged trousers

Reggie Yates went for a nude blazer while David Harewood kept things casual in a leather jacket

Jonathan Ross complimented the Braveheart star on his trim frame during an appearance on his chat show.  

Brian replied: ‘I know because… Ozempic. 

‘No, it’s true. I am a diabetic and Ozempic is for diabetics, it is not for fat people.’

Ozempic is a treatment for type two diabetes which can help to manage blood sugar levels, but has made headlines after many celebrities have used it for weight loss.

Celebrities including Sharon Osbourne, Rebel Wilson and Amy Schumer have admitted to using the controversial drug.