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One Day author David Nicholls pays tribute to the 'best' Dex and Em and shares unseen snaps of Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod filming the Netflix success as he marks St Swithin's Day


One Day author David Nicholls has paid tribute to Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod as the 'best possible' Dex and Em as he marked St Swithin's Day on Monday.

And 34 years since the couple met for the first time and climbed the famous Arthur's Seat, David took to Twitter to thanks fans for all the support on his book and the subsequent TV series. Anne Hathaway previously played Emma Morley alongside Jim Sturgess as Dexter Mayhew, however the film become a critical flop, with many deriding her attempt at a northern accent Despite playing an Essex lad in the critically-acclaimed HBO show, West London-born Leo said he is actually ‘very middle-class’ and is a descendent of silent film star Maxine Elliott.

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