Dev Patel And Freida Pinto Visit “The Tyra Banks Show”

On a show airing Friday, February 20th, “Slumdog Millionaire” stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto stop by “The Tyra Banks Show” to discuss their Oscar nominated film and newfound fame.

Freida, 24, revealed she is a huge “America’s Next Top Model” fan and even has an autographed photograph of Tyra hanging in her bedroom at home in India.

“I was a big, big, big Tyra banks admirer. So I had written an email to you [Tyra], to your website telling you how much I loved what you were doing and I would love to come out here and just get trained by you and then two weeks later I got a signed photograph of Tyra Banks! It was like the little kid who jumps in the cesspool and gets what he wants!”

Dev, the 18-year-old star of “Slumdog Millionaire,” admitted the whole experience has been surreal.

“Not in my wildest dreams. It’s been so surreal. I mean I’m 18 years old…I’ve been watching all these stars on TV… and then I’m actually there shaking Forest Whittaker’s hand, Kate Winslet’s, my first love.

Patel also admitted he was so in awe of Leonardo DiCaprio he shook his hand twice.That’s the least of what I would do if I ever met Leo. Le Sigh!!!

“I went up to him, ‘Hello Leo’ shook his hand and I was so content with that, I went back again and shook it again.”

Patel also revealed someone tried to sell him a bootleg copy of “Slumdog Millionaire.”

“Someone tried to sell me a pirate copy of my film when I was having my haircut. I was having a haircut and this little lady came in, Slumdog?…I was like, ‘No, I’ve seen it.’”

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!That is hilarious!

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