Appearing alongside Eddie Redmayne on an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Lily Collins explained how they met more than ten years prior at an impromptu Vogue photoshoot. "My mom used to host photoshoots in our backyard for certain magazines," Collins told Jimmy Fallon. "I came home from school one day and Eddie was just by the grass, modeling in a fake airplane." Redmayne confirmed her story, joking that the shoot in question was later killed as he looked "absurd." But their budding friendship blossomed over time, as they traveled in the same social circles and frequently ran into each other at award shows.
Since those early days, Collins and Redmayne have supported each other's careers. In 2015, she was quick to offer congratulations when Redmayne nabbed the Oscar for Best Actor for his role as famed scientist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. Posting a photo of herself clutching his award, Collins wrote, "I called it. It happened. And it's heavy. #sobeyondproud."
As of this writing, Collins is having a breakout year, starring as Fantine in the BBC miniseries adaptation of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, appearing in the buzzy new Netflix series Emily In Paris, and even getting engaged to writer/director Charlie McDowell! For his part, Redmayne has resumed filming on the set of Fantastic Beasts 3, which hits theaters in 2021. We're looking forward to the day when these two might appear on-screen together!
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