Sarah Paulson, 49, makes emotional admission about 81-year-old girlfriend Holland Taylor

Sarah Paulson has shared a lovely tribute to girlfriend Holland Taylor as the couple attended the 2024 Primetime Emmys.

At the ceremony on 15 September, the American Horror Story star, 49, accompanied her 81-year-old partner who was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role in AppleTV+'s The Morning Show.

Paulson did score an Emmy nod herself for her guest appearance in Prime Video's Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

At the Creative Arts Emmys, held on 8 September, Paulson lost to Michaela Coel, who also guest starred on the spy show featuring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine.

Speaking about her relationship with Taylor on the Emmys red carpet in Los Angeles, Paulson admitted being happy to be able to 'hold her purse' for one of the biggest nights in TV.

The couple have been together since 2015 (Bruce Glikas/Getty Images)

"Holland has been my absolute rock and has been with me in all of these things for many years and tonight I'm the girl that gets to hold her purse," Paulson told carpet host Laverne Cox on Live From E!: Emmys. "My nomination was last weekend, she's the Primetime Emmy nominee, and I feel very honoured to be standing here."

The adorable couple, who have been together since 2015, continued having fans gushing over them as Taylor also praised her partner for tying her Emmy nominations early in her career.

"Both nine, I've had much longer to accomplish that," she added. "Decades longer."

Taylor didn't go home with the award this time around as the Emmy went to Elizabeth Debicki for her portrayal of Princess Diana in the sixth season of The Crown.

Taylor and Debicki were nominated alongside The Morning Show stars Greta Lee, Nicole Beharie and Karen Pittman, The Crown's Lesley Manville and The Gilded Age's Christine Baranski.

Both Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor have been nominated for nine Emmys throughout their careers so far (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)

While on the red carpet, the couple also addressed Paulson's previous claims about the 'secret' to their long-lasting relationship.

During an appearance on the Smartless podcast earlier this year, the actor said: "We don’t live together, that’s the sort of secret.

"Holland and I, we spend plenty of time together but we don’t live in the same house.

"We’ve been together for a long time now and I think part of it has to do with, we’re together when we wanna be and we’re not when we don’t."

After some fans were left confused by the admission, Paulson clarified what she meant.

She told Entertainment Tonight presenter Kevin Frazier: "I have to clarify this because I said this.

"We don't live together meaning we don't own a home together, we are together more often than we are not."

Taylor added: "In one home or the other. Back and forth."

Paulson chimed in: "We live together, but don't live together."