He recently opened up about his shock battle with brain cancer.
And Johnny Ruffo appeared upbeat as he made his first public appearance since revealing his diagnosis to the public last month.
The Home And Away star was seen attending a charity gala at The Star in Sydney on Saturday night.
Out and about: Johnny Ruffo has made his first public appearance since revealing his shock brain cancer diagnosis to the public last month
Loved up: The Home And Away star was seen attending a charity gala with girlfriend Tahnee Sims (pictured) at The Star in Sydney on Saturday night
He attended the event with his dancer girlfriend Tahnee Sims, with the pair happily smiling for the cameras.
Johnny looked sharp wearing a black tuxedo, and added some flair to his outfit with a grey pocket square.
The 29-year-old even played up to the cameras and was seen making a chain symbol with his hands.
By his side was Tahnee who looked stunning in a plunging black dress with a mermaid-style finish, and dainty heels with a clear ankle strap.
United front: Tahnee looked stunning in a plunging black dress with a mermaid-style finish, and dainty heels with a clear ankle strap
Looking upbeat: The 29-year-old even played up to the cameras and was seen making a chain symbol with his hands
Spiffy: Johnny looked sharp wearing a black tuxedo, and added some flair to his outfit with a grey pocket square
Shock: His public appearance came after announcing he had emergency surgery for a brain tumour last month
Their appearance together comes just days after Johnny spoke on Nova’s Fitzy and Wippa about being rushed to emergency by Tahnee.
Johnny revealed the blonde beauty was in ‘absolute tears’ when she found out he had a brain tumour, before signing off on his life-saving emergency surgery to have it removed.
‘It’s 8am in the morning and she gets a call from the emergency department, saying “you need get down here immediately because he’s got a brain tumour”, so she was in absolute tears at the time,’ Johnny said.
‘She was in absolute tears’: Johnny revealed Tahnee had to sign off on his life-saving emergency surgery to remove a tumour days earlier
Health woes: Johnny said that doctors told Tahnee there was a one in 20 chance he could die from the operation
‘And she had to drive down there and they said “look, we need to do an emergency operation.” Because by this stage, I had slipped into a coma,’ he added.
‘She had to sign a form to give permission.’
Johnny said that doctors told Tahnee there was a one in 20 chance he could die from the operation.
After the surgery, doctors told him he would have died if he didn’t go to emergency, and would have fallen asleep at home and had a brain aneurysm.
Life-threatening: After the surgery, doctors told him he would of died if he didn’t go to emergency, and would of fallen asleep at home and had a brain aneurysm
His support: The blonde is pictured hugging Johnny shortly after his life-saving operation
Johnny revealed his brain tumour was seven centimetres long, and that doctors are ‘fairly confident they can beat this thing’.
The surgeon removed 95 per cent of the tumour, and the other five percent will be removed by radiotherapy.
The star – who rose to fame on The X Factor – is undergoing six weeks of radiotherapy.
Struggles: Johnny revealed his brain tumour was seven centimetres long, and that doctors are ‘fairly confident they can beat this thing’
He’s a fighter: The surgeon removed 95 per cent of the tumour, and the other five percent will be removed by radiotherapy
Fan-favourite: After his shock diagnosis, fans sent Johnny well wishes on social media