Patel says his confidence is “very fragile”.
By Raif Karerat
WASHINGTON, DC: Slumdog Millionaire stars Dev Patel and Frida Pinto are still “incredibly close” according to Patel.
The two stars of Danny Boyle’s film entered a long live-in relationship that only recently split right before the turn of the new year.
The two former lovebirds remain close, however, and both actors have made it clear that their break-up was amicable.
“We are incredibly close,” Patel said of the 30-year former flame to E! News. “She’s just a really generous, patient human being who has been one of the most impactful people on my life. A lot of my motivation has come from her, from being with her and knowing her.”
Pinto was recently seen strutting her stuff and turning heads at a pre-Oscar party thrown by Vanity Fair and L’Oreal Paris in Los Angeles, Calif, reported Daily Mail.
Pinto looked glamorous in an exuberantly colored mini-dress and matching yellow heels, which complimented the emerald and golden marble-like print of her dress aptly.
She even dared to flaunt her legs and chest at the same time, a usual no-no in the world of celebrity fashion, but she seemed to pull the risqué look off with ease.
While Pinto is single, ready to mingle, and showing it off, Patel says he doesn’t have very thick skin. In fact, he told E! that he stays away from Google because his “confidence is very fragile.”
However, Patel was strongly adamant while shooting down rumors that his relationship with Patel was formed to promote their careers.
“That would be a really long game for a horny 17-year-old to play. There’s not even any point me trying to clarify or justify it, because then you give those silly headlines power,” he said. “And they mean nothing. I never read gossip because it doesn’t matter to me.”