Bill Hader and Ali Wong
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty ImagesBill Hunter he had a very good reason he wasn’t at the 2025 Golden Globes with a girlfriend Ali Wong.
“Bill was unable to attend the Globes due to a pre-existing eye condition that flared up and his doctor advised him to stay home and rest,” Hader’s rep said. People on Friday January 10. “He and Ali are still together.”
Hader, 46, and Wong, 41, sparked breakup rumors after the comedian attended the awards show last weekend without Hader by her side. While Wong walked the red carpet solo, she ended up bringing a close friend as her co-star.
When Wong took home the award for Best Performance in a Stand-Up Comedy on Television for her Netflix special Ali Wong: Single ladyshe made no mention of Hunter in her speech. Instead, she called out to her boyfriend.
Ali Wong attended the 2025 Golden Globe Awards without Bill Hader. The 42-year-old actress walked the red carpet solo ahead of the awards show on Sunday, January 5 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. During the show, she received the award for Best Performance in a Stand-Up Comedy on Television for her Netflix special Ali Wong: Single […]
“My best friend is here! Mia, thank you so much for your love and support over the years,” Wong said during her speech. “That means a lot. Thank you very much.”
At last year’s Golden Globes, Hunter was at Wong’s side when she won Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for her role as Amy Lau on the Netflix show. Beef in 2024. While Wong didn’t mention Hader in her speech then either, the pair celebrated her achievement by sharing a sweet kiss and lots of hugs.
Ali Wong
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesWong and Hader were first linked in 2022 after her split from Justin Hakuta. Wong and Hader briefly split up later that year, but Us Weekly they confirmed in April 2023 that they had rekindled their romance.
In her now award-winning stand-up special, Wong joked about how she and Hader met.
“Hey Ally, I just heard the news of your divorce today, and I have to tell you…I’m thrilled,” Hunter recalled telling her in a phone call after getting her number from a mutual friend. “I am, Ali, because look, I’ve loved you forever and I told my best friend years ago that you were the girl of my dreams. And I know this sounds crazy, but, hey, I want you to be my girlfriend.”
Wong shared that while she was on tour in Europe, Hader followed up by sending her flowers in several cities. While her friends thought the gesture was “so sweet,” her male friends warned her that Hader could be a “psychopath.”
“That’s how cheap and lazy men have become,” Wong said. “That now when a fellow human being commits any act of kindness, any romantic gesture, it must be a symptom of an undiagnosed mental illness.”