Jim Parsons & Partner Todd Spiewak Hold Hands on Met Ball 2014 Red Carpet

Jim Parsons can’t help but smile as he arrives at the 2014 Met Gala held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday (May 5) in New York City.

The 41-year-old Big Bang Theory star was joined on the red carpet by his partner Todd Spiewak, with whom he held hands.

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This year’s Costume Institute Gala Benefit – celebrating the opening of the Charles James: Beyond Fashion exhibition – is co-chaired by Bradley Cooper, Sarah Jessica Parker, Vogue editor Anna Wintour, and others.

FYI: Jim is wearing Brooks Brothers.