Laughing Lily James spotted enjoying lunch in Primrose Hill with the one close friend who has ALWAYS been there for her
- Lily was dressed casually in an oatmeal roll-necked jumper and beige chinos
- Over the years, Edwards has shared many photographs with Lily on Instagram
She has had a famously tumultuous love life, but one man has remained a reassuring constant for Lily James – her close friend Bart Edwards.
The 34-year-old star was seen enjoying a low-key day out in London last weekend with Edwards, a fellow actor who stars in Netflix series The Witcher and who has known Lily since they were teenagers.
Lily, who was dressed casually in an oatmeal roll-necked jumper and beige chinos, enjoyed lunch in Primrose Hill with Edwards and their friend Will Rogers before taking a stroll for some Italian ice cream.
The pair, who are both from Surrey, met when they attended Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire.
Over the years, Edwards, also 34, has shared a series of photographs of himself with Lily on his Instagram page to mark her birthday, revealing the depth of their enduring friendship.
The 34-year-old star was seen enjoying a low-key day out in London last weekend with Edwards, a fellow actor who stars in Netflix series The Witcher and who has known Lily since they were teenagers
![The pair, who are both from Surrey, met when they attended Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/30/23/76022977-12579717-image-a-18_1696112073232.jpg)
The pair, who are both from Surrey, met when they attended Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire
![Over the years, Edwards, also 34, has shared a series of photographs of himself with Lily on his Instagram page to mark her birthday, revealing the depth of their enduring friendship](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/30/23/76022975-12579717-image-m-20_1696112093138.jpg)
Over the years, Edwards, also 34, has shared a series of photographs of himself with Lily on his Instagram page to mark her birthday, revealing the depth of their enduring friendship
One, posted on April 5, 2021 – Lily’s 32nd birthday – features the pair laughing on a private jet, holding flutes of champagne, with the caption: ‘May bubbly beverages spurt out of our noses again very soon.’
The previous year, Edwards posted a trio of images of himself with Lily, including one featuring her in a Santa hat which appeared to have been taken when they were teenagers, and a more recent shot at what looks like a white-tie ball.
In 2019, he posted a video of the pair in swimwear on a grey beach, ‘on one of our annual attempts to swim to Holland’. In it, Lily was wearing a white fluffy bear hat. Her most recent romantic relationship was with Queens Of The Stone Age rocker Michael Shuman.
The pair split in February after a two-year romance, but they were seen at Glastonbury together in June, sparking rumours that they had reunited. Lily was also previously linked to married Crown actor Dominic West while filming The Pursuit Of Love together.
She also had a five-year relationship with former Doctor Who Matt Smith.
The actress is set to appear alongside Kristin Scott Thomas on the London stage later this month in a new play, Lyonesse, about a reclusive actress planning a comeback.
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