Freida Pinto won't act with Dev Patel again

Freida Pinto doesn't want to star in a movie with Dev Patel again.

The 26-year-old actress - who has been dating the star since they starred opposite each other in 'Slumdog Millionaire' in 2008 - says she wouldn't pair up with him on screen again because they will never be able to "live up to" the chemistry they shared before.

She said: "I wouldn't want to work with him, but I don't mean that in a bad way. He said something similar in an interview that was misinterpreted.

"What he was trying to say was that so much happened on 'Slumdog Millionaire', in terms of it becoming so big, that if the two of us were paired in a film as a couple again it wouldn't live up to that. Nothing ever could. It's too much magic to live up to on screen."

The Mumbai-born beauty also admitted that she resents that her romance with the 20-year-old actor can appear to overshadow their work and doesn't like it when paparazzi photographers follow them.

She explained to the Daily Mail's You magazine: "I am fine with them when I am working or promoting a film, but they get annoying when the two of us are together.

"There is double the interest and that's sad because you realise it's not about the work, it's about the gossip."

However the 'You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger' star said the pair are strong because although they are often separated because of work commitments they make time for one another.

Frieda said: "It's about respecting each others' work and respecting the relationship.

"We have to think, 'Ok, you are working there and I am working here but we are going to have to make time for each other.' "