The brief encounters between television personality Amelia Dimoldenberg and actor Andrew Garfield have been compared to Austen’s novels and Hollywood’s golden age. Their first meeting at the GQ Man of the Year awards in London in November went viral for their seemingly undeniable chemistry.
Garfield told Dimoldenberg he was a fan of her YouTube series Chicken Shop Date; she told him he looked hot without a shirt. The 90-second interview concluded with Dimoldenberg proposing a toast to their 'future date', which Garfield accepted, saying: 'Whenever, really: whenever. Well, not whenever. But when we can both do it.'
The clip has been watched 4m times on GQ’s official Twitter alone, sparking debate among users as to whether it was cute or excruciating. It was said to be an especially English display, with both awkward and almost aggrieved in their apparently mutual attraction.
The pair’s recent reunion on the red carpet of the Golden Globes in Los Angeles carried the weight of expectation. Garfield likened Dimoldenberg’s stricken expression to that of 'a capybara in the wild'. Social media was whipped into a frenzy by Garfield’s subtle brush of Dimoldenberg’s hand as he reached for her microphone.
Dimoldenberg posted the clip with the caption 'round two'; it has since been viewed 34m times. Writer Louis Staples tweeted: 'This is such an accurate representation of English flirting, which is hardly ever captured in film.'
