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Frieda Pinto and Dev Patel are a couple

Jun 11, 2009, 9:05 GMT

Freida Pinto has finally admitted she is dating Dev Patel. British actor Dev Patel (L) and Indian actress Freida Pinto (R) The 24-year-old actress - who has always denied being romantically involved with her 'Slumdog Millionaire' co-star - has confessed the smitten pair are an item, but insists the relationship is in its early stages. EPA/DANIEL DEME

British actor Dev Patel (L) and Indian actress Freida Pinto (R) The 24-year-old actress - who has always denied being romantically involved with her 'Slumdog Millionaire' co-star - has confessed the smitten pair are an item, but insists the relationship is in its early stages. EPA/DANIEL DEMEThe 24-year-old actress - who has always denied being romantically involved with her 'Slumdog Millionaire' co-star - has confessed the smitten pair are an item, but insists the relationship is in its early stages.She is quoted by Britain's The Sun newspaper as saying: "The friendship blossomed after the film, it got even stronger. This is all new to us. He's a lovely boy."Although Freida has only just spoken openly about the romance, 19-year-old Dev's mother Anita recently confirmed the pair were dating.She said: "First it was the film and now everything else seems to have slotted into place. Life can't get any better for him. "Freida is really beautiful and I am really happy for them."The pair grew close when they played childhood sweethearts Jamal and Latika in Danny Boyle's Academy Award-winning film about a young boy's journey from the slums of India to appearing on TV quiz show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'.In February, their 'Slumdog Millionaire' co-star Anil Kapoor claimed the couple were having a secret relationship.

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