Actress Freida Pinto is so "proud" of the awards season recognition her Slumdog Millionaire co-star and ex-boyfriend Dev Patel received for his critically-acclaimed drama Lion.The actors met and fell in love on the set of their Oscar-winning 2008 movie, and dated for six years before splitting in December, 2014.Freida and Dev, who broke up late last year after nearly six years together, served on a panel together and helped raise money for the cause at the event.held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday (February 28) in Beverly Hills, Calif.They have both gone on to carve out careers in Hollywood, and Dev's turn in real-life drama Lion earned him a Best Supporting Actor nod at the 2017 Academy Awards, while he triumphed in the same category at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (BAFTAs).Although the couple is no longer together, Freida has been enjoying witnessing his career success from afar.RELATED: Bradley Cooper and Suki Waterhouse Split After Two Years of Dating "Everybody has their own little discoveries to make.

Freida Pinto is lovely in white while walking the red carpet at the Impact Africa Fundraiser on Monday (September 21) at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood.

A lot of my motivation has come from her, from being with her and knowing her.” OH.

The 24-year-old Londoner has revealed he is still "incredibly close" to Freida, 30, whom he dated for six years.

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