Evelyn Ellis was a bride on MAFS. She just walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival.

It's not every day that a former Australian reality star is rubbing shoulders with the biggest names in Hollywood.

But that day happened this week.

An ex-bride from the 2023 season of MAFS, Evelyn Ellis, has made a rather unexpected appearance on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival.

Yep, the same bougie movie festival currently being frequented by the likes of Bella Hadid, Halle Berry and Leonardo DiCaprio.

And this popular Married at First Sight bride — who dumped her match only to re-couple with a different groom — was officially added to the guest list.

Evelyn walked the red carpet at the Opening Ceremony and premiere of Partir Un Jour (Leave One Day).

The MAFS star reflected on the moment in an Instagram post.

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"When I look at these moments, I see the journey it took to get here," she wrote.

"I see years of hard work — not just in chasing a career, but in learning to believe in myself. I see a little girl raised by brave, hard-working immigrant parents who gave up everything, carrying their own pain and sacrifices just to give her the chance to dream freely."

And it's not the first time our Evelyn has stunned the international glitterati!

This was Evelyn's second stint at France's most exclusive event, as just last year, she strolled along the Cannes red carpet.

Last year, Evelyn walked the red carpet for Marcello Mio, a 2024 French-Italian comedy film starring Chiara Mastroianni.

Evelyn Ellis walks the red carpet at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Image: Getty.

So, like.... what?

Okay, it's not totally unexpected.

For 2024 and 2025, she attended the premiere as an ambassador for L'Oreal Paris, with the beauty brand doing her makeup for the events.

Evelyn told 9Entertainment last year that it was "an amazing experience" to walk the red carpet at the prestigious festival.

"Cannes is so busy this time of the year, everyone is on a tight schedule with makeup artists and photographers running around everywhere," she said.

"I've obviously been to some red carpets after filming MAFS, but I can't describe how hectic the red carpet is. I think I was a little overwhelmed and honestly didn't know what to do with my hands! "

Last year, Evelyn was dressed in a floor-length sheer beaded green gown by Australian designer Madoh, but organising the dress turned out to almost be a low-key disaster.

"The dress was so last minute, I had it arrive to London 15 minutes before I flew to Italy," she admitted. "I was staying at a rural hotel and had to somehow find a tailor. I did manage to find one, who was the hotel masseuse's English teacher."

Omg, I'm stressed just reading that.

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Duncan and Evelyn have been going strong ever since they hard-launched their post-MAFS relationship in May 2023. They live together and recently celebrated their two-year anniversary.

"Two years of loving you," Duncan wrote on Instagram, adding, "which is 730 days, and approximately 1,051,200 minutes of putting up with each other. Thank you for being you."

Since appearing on MAFS, Evelyn has built an impressive career as a model, content creator and TV personality.

To the MAFS class of '26, dream big, kids!

Feature image: Instagram/@evelyn.ellis/Getty.

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