Chris Evans makes red carpet debut with Jenny Slate

Chris Evans and Jenny Slate took their relationship public in NYC over the weekend.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

CHRIS Evans and Jenny Slate made their red carpet debut together in New York City on Saturday night, confirming the pair’s rumoured romance.

The couple attended the premiere of Slate’s new animated movie, The Secret Life of Pets, with the 34-year-old actress looking stunning in a red lace Huishan Zhang dress.

The 34-year-old Avengers star kept it casual in a light polo and a navy blue baseball cap.

“I haven’t really had a large premiere before, so it’s nice to have someone who knows how it goes,” Slate told Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet. “It’s kind of like I got my dream 7th grade boyfriend. We didn’t know each other growing up, but we grew up about a half-hour away from each other. We’ve been friends for a while.”

The two reportedly met on the set of Gifted, which is yet to be released.

Jenny Slate and Chris Evans attend the premiere of The Secret Life of Pets in New York. Picture: SplashSource:Supplied

Slate spoke about first meeting Evans on an April edition of the Anna Faris Is Unqualified podcast. “I didn’t know what to expect when I met Chris,” she said. “He’s a giant man with huge muscles and he’s Captain America. How could we ever connect?”

Slate’s split from her husband of nearly four years, Dean Fleischer-Camp, was announced last month.

Producer Janet Healy, actors Jenny Slate, Eric Stonestreet, Ellie Kemper, Louis C.K., Kevin Hart. producer Chris Meledandri and director Chris Renaud at The Secret Life Of Pets New York Premiere.