Simone Ashley Breaks Silence on Joshua Jackson Romance

has finally been asked about the cosy date she was seen on with last summer.

The  actress, 31, was spotted out with the actor, 47, in New York last August and they looked very comfortable in each other's company.

The pair were spending time together two years after his divorce from , with whom he shares his six-year-old daughter Juno.

Now in a new interview, Simone has been asked if she is currently dating, but she remained coy, telling The Sunday Times Style Magazine: 'I'm going to keep that private'. 

Last December it was revealed Simone had just months after their romance began.

In the September, The Daily Mail first reported how she was dating the grey-haired hunk after they pair locked lips at the US Open in New York. 

Simone will next be seen in The Devil Wears Prada sequel released on May 1 where she plays Amari - Miranda Priestley's (Meryl Streep's) new assistant.

In the interview she revealed what her co-star Anne Hathaway (Andrea Sachs) was really like on set, saying she was 'so welcoming' on her first day and described her as an 'incredibly genuine person'. 

She said of being told she had landed the role: 'I was really emotional - I've never reacted that way when getting a role before.' 

Simone, who was born in England to Indiana Tamil parents, is also known for starring on another Netflix series, Sex Education.

Her past roles have

After small parts in Detective Pikachu and Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, she scored a cameo as herself in Brad Pitt's racing drama F1, and was also spotted film an unspecified part in The Devil Wears Prada 2 recently.

Simone, who played Kate Sharma in Bridgerton, has said she will 'clear' her schedule if bosses ever want her to return, as she discussed her loyalty to the period drama.

Speaking to The Louis Theroux podcast recently, she explained: 'I think he set a great example, of I guess for a better word, the loyalty to the show, it is a show about family and returning home and returning to the family and I think a lot of people follow that suit.