Lily James leaves Fashion Awards bash with hunky actor Max Ianeselli amid split rumours with Matt Smith
LILY James was spotted leaving the Giorgio Armani Fashion Awards after party last night alongside handsome actor Max Ianeselli amid rumours she’s split from Matt Smith.
The 30-year-old, who was dressed in a white blazer dress, looked in good spirits as they jumped into a taxi together after partying at Harry's Bar in Mayfair until the early hours.
Max is a rising star, who has appeared in a number of short films as well as in the TV show Bad Education.
Lily’s outing comes after it was revealed that Matt, who she dated for five years, has grown close to his The Crown co-star Claire Foy.
The 37-year-old actor, who played a young Prince Philip in the Netflix drama, is said to have been consoled by Claire, who shared an on-screen romance with him as Queen Elizabeth, when he split from Mama Mia star Lily.
Lily hinted at a split in an Instagram post last week while on holiday with a pal in South Africa, describing them as “post-traumatic stress disorder buddies.”
Her spokesman declined to comment on whether they had separated, although they have not been pictured together since August and she was absent in photos from his family birthday party in October.
The Mail on Sunday claims Matt has been spending an increasing amount of time with Claire in North London, near to where they both live separately.
They played husband and wife in the play Lungs at London’s Old Vic Theatre during a three-week run in October, for which they also spent several days closely rehearsing.
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Speaking about Matt earlier this year, Claire, who split from her husband Stephen Campbell last year, said: “To me, Matt is my friend and we acted together, as opposed to me seeing him as Prince Philip.
“From the inside it makes sense, from the outside, maybe not.
"I think the most important thing is I want to be good for Matt – and, I presume, Matt wants to be good for me.”
