I sometimes get confused with which British actors are dating each other. For a while, I thought Richard Madden was dating Lily James, but no, I got that wrong. I don’t think Lily and Richard ever dated, they just costarred in Cinderella together. Lily James has been with Matt Smith for years. And Richard Madden was quietly dating… Ellie Bamber? How did I not know that before now? Madden is 32 years old (I also thought he was older) and Ellie Bamber is 21 (I thought she was younger). They started dating in the summer of 2017. Before that, he dated Suki Waterhouse, who seems to have dated a lot of different kinds of guys (Bradley Cooper, James Marsden, Diego Luna and currently Robert Pattinson). Do you see how confusing it is?? Anyway, Richard and Ellie were together for about a year and a half. Madden has gotten tons of heat over the past few months because of Bodyguard and his Golden Globe win. Apparently, Ellie’s not into it. She dumped him.
‘Bodyguard’ hunk Richard Madden has split with actress lover Ellie Bamber, the Sun on Sunday can reveal. The Scottish actor, 32, was dumped last month amid fears their lifestyles had become “worlds apart”. Les Miserables star Ellie, 21, was absent when heart-throb Richard won a Golden Globe in LA last weekend.
Last night a source close to him said: “They’re both absolutely gutted but it was a decision made for the best. They were arguing almost daily towards the end and, despite considering couples’ therapy, it became evident there were far too many issues that could not be fixed. Richard is the toast of Hollywood at the moment, and understandably wants to let his hair down. Ellie is a bit quieter, and wants to focus purely on her work. It felt like their day-to-day lives were increasingly becoming worlds apart. They were pretty inseparable from the day they met — and their friends and family had all merged — so obviously everyone around them is gutted too. But both Ellie and Richard hope to remain friends.”
Well, she’s 21 years old and beautiful – clearly, she believes she can do better. She probably can. She’ll probably end up dating some other British actor and it will continue to be very confusing for me. As for Richard… well, he’s single, ladies. AND he’s a grumpy, handsome Scotsman. And his star is rising because of Bodyguard. My guess is that he won’t go full Hollywood and start dating, like, Angelina Jolie. But I’m very interested in seeing who he dates next.
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