Lily James embraces her ex-boyfriend Matt Smith as they reunite for a stroll

Lily James enjoyed an unexpected reunion with her ex-boyfriend Matt Smith as they headed out for a stroll in north London on Wednesday.

The actress, 33, was pictured hugging the former Doctor Who star, who she dated for five years, after reportedly splitting from US rocker Michael Shuman.

Matt, 40, was all smiles as he waited for the Pam and Tommy star outside a cafe in north London, with his dog.

Lily, who was dressed casually in black trousers and a floral print jacket, hugged Smith who appeared to take inspiration from the Time Lord in a long black coat.

The couple first met in 2014 on the set of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies in which Smith played Mr. Collins and James Elizabeth Bennet, and split twice, ending things for good in 2020.

It was previously reported by The Mail On Sunday that Matt was dating businesswoman Caroline Brady in 2021 but they have not been pictured together since 2022. 

Lily has been in London to promote her upcoming rom-com What’s Love Got To Do With It? and attended the film’s premiere on Monday.

Lily and Matt were notoriously private about their relationship before going official at the Milan premiere of Lily’s film Cinderella in 2015. 

She later quashed rumours of a proposal, telling The Sun on Sunday: ‘We’re not engaged yet. But it’s going very well.’

The pair split in 2019 owing to ‘hectic’ work schedules before briefly rekindling their romance during the first Covid lockdown in which they self-isolated together at the north London home they had shared.

However, they split for good in October 2020, with sources claiming they ‘realised they’d be better off as friends.’

Their latest reunion followed reports that Lily and Queens of the Stone Age musician Shuman have ended their two-year relationship.

‘Lily and Michael have grown apart in recent months and have now decided to end their relationship,’ a source told The Sun on Sunday.

Shuman was first pictured with the actress outside a hotel in Suffolk where she was on location filming rom-com What’s Love Got to Do With It?

Their relationship came months after compromising pictures were published of Lily putting on a flirtatious display with married actor Dominic West in Rome.

The couple enjoyed an al fresco lunch, during which West intimately stroked his co-star’s hair and appeared to kiss her cheek.

The married actor was later seen riding around the city with his arms around Miss James on a scooter.

The actress was also linked to Captain America actor Chris Evans in 2020 with the pair pictured arriving at a hotel together in the early hours as well as hanging out in a London park.

But Lily refused to address the speculation.

Speaking previously about her relationships, she said: ‘In regards to your love life, you’re just entering into a whole of pain if you talk about it.

‘If you’ve never said anything, there are no sound bites to haunt you when you’re crying into a box of Kleenex after it all goes wrong.’