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Daisy Edgar-Jones subtly reveals her boyfriend Ben Seed is her phone lock screen as the couple look smitten at star-studded BST Hyde Park

Daisy Edgar-Jones subtly reveals her boyfriend Ben Seed is her phone lock screen as the couple look smitten at star-studded BST Hyde Park

Daily Mail​06-07-2025
Daisy Edgar-Jones has proven that things are getting serious with her boyfriend Ben Seed as she revealed that she is her phone lock screen.
The Normal People actress, 27, was seen at BST Hyde Park on Friday with the photographer, and they looked cosy while chatting with their friends.
She has been dating the photographer since September 2023, with their relationship going from strength-to-strength, though they are generally private about their bond.
And Daisy has now taken a sweet step with Ben as a flash of her phone during her festival outing revealed that she has set him as her phone lock screen.
In a heartwarming gesture, her background was a loved-up snap of her and Ben as she could be seen cuddling up to him.
For her Hyde Park outing, Daisy looked stunning in a frilly white lace top and matching skirt, which she paired with a brown handbag and sunglasses.
Meanwhile Ben cut a smart figure in a smart striped polo shirt with sunglasses as they enjoyed some drinks in the show.
It is not the couple's first outing together in recent days as they spent last weekend at Glastonbury with Daisy's Normal People co-star Paul Mescal and his girlfriend Gracie Abrams.
They all lived it up at Glastonbury with Harris Dickinson and India Mullen, as well as Paul's siblings Nell and Donnacha.
The couple are relatively private and generally keep their romance under wraps, rarely speaking about one another in interviews.
However, Ben is no stranger to a high-profile relationship, having previously dated The Queen's Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy.
He split up with Anya ahead of her beating Daisy to the best actress at the Golden Globes in 2021.
Meanwhile, Daisy split from her ex-boyfriend Tom Varey in late 2020 after two years of dating.
Daisy is said to be on 'cloud nine' with Ben, who also goes by the artist name Pip.
A source previously told The Sun: 'Daisy and Pip got together earlier this year and have become inseparable.
'They have both had some free time this summer and love hanging out in Broadway Market in East London, just going to bars and spending time together.
'There's a real spark there and they are excited about finding each other. They've already met one another's friends and she is on cloud nine.'
While Daisy is now enjoying a romance with Ben, Anya has moved on and is loved-up with her husband Malcolm McRae.
They secretly tied the knot in New Orleans nearly three years ago before going on to have a second wedding in Venice in October 2023.
Elsewhere, Daisy revealed what it is really like working with Hollywood's 'internet boyfriends', referring to her co-stars including Paul Mescal and Glen Powell.
Speaking to Elle, Daisy explained: 'I have worked with basically all of the internet's boyfriends, and I'm lucky that every actor I've worked with has been incredibly supportive of me being the lead. Glen, Sebastian, Paul, all of them.
'I think that's why they're so successful and so loved and so good: that they are so generous, and they really serve the story and are not serving themselves.
'Glen was always like, "What's Kate's journey in this? Let's find it." And same with Sebastian; he was so completely invested in Noa's journey.
'Paul's like playing tennis with your best friend. I'm nervous for the point that it comes to working with someone who might not be so chill with it!
'Because there's so much ego that can exist in this industry.'
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