Splitsville for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ couple

CEBU, Philippines - Fans are not going to like this one.“Slumdog Millionaire” co-stars Freida Pinto and Dev Patel have called it quits on their relationship, multiple sources confirm exclusively to Us Weekly. The now-exes, who met on set of the Oscar-winning movie in 2008, were together for almost six years.

“Dev and Freida have broken up,” one source tells Us of the couple. “They have been done for a while.”

Pinto, who is six years older than Patel, recently celebrated her 30th birthday without the actor this past October. The “Immortals” actress instead rang in her milestone birthday with billionaire Siddharth Mallya.

“Freida is single and happy,” another source tells Us of the newly available star. “Friends are setting her up.”

During happier times, the two considered themselves soulmates – in Patel’s case, even before they were dating. “We’re soulmates because we’re both in this surreal situation. She is very beautiful. I haven’t got a girlfriend but Freida, my costar, is gorgeous,” the “Newsroom” star, 24, said in a 2008 interview. Years later, during a chat with Interview magazine, Pinto agreed: “I guess he was right in a way; we are soulmates.”

The couple was so in love, in fact, that last year, they told Us Weekly they don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day because “every day should be a celebration of love.” (FREEMAN)