No rom-com ending! New Yorker who recreated The Holiday when she swapped homes with a Londoner and fell in love with a Brit reveals they’re no longer together

• Camille Wyand, 25, from New York swapped homes with Lizzie Frainier last year
• After she arrived in London, she went on date with Clapham-based Paddy James
• A year on, she revealed the pair are not dating, but have remained friends 
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A woman from New York who re-created ‘The Holiday’ and found her own Jude Law last year has revealed they are still in touch – but there was no rom-com ending for their romance. 

Last December, Camille Wyand, 25, spotted a post on Instagram advertising a home swap and was paired with Lizzie Frainier, an editor and travel writer from Tooting, south London.

After arriving in the capital, Camille met 28-year-old Paddy James (aka Jude Law) and sparks began to fly, with the pair’s story going viral on TikTok.

A year on, Camille revealed that Paddy and her sadly are no longer together but have remained friends and that she has come to London to visit Lizzie since their house exchange.

Camille Wyand, 25, from New York, revealed that although they are no longer romantically involved, she’s still in touch with Paddy who she met during a house swap last year – in a real-life version of The Holiday 

‘When Paddy and I met, it felt like we had known each other for years because we got along so well and loved chatting with each other,’ she said. 

‘We aren’t together but we’ve remained friends and catch up from time to time.

‘When The Holiday sequel was announced, I was so excited – I texted him and Lizzie about it right away and we were so disappointed after finding out it wasn’t true.

‘I actually went to London in September and stayed with Lizzie, and reunited with Paddy too.

Last December, Camille Wyand, 25, spotted a post on Instagram advertising a home swap and was paired with Lizzie Frainier, an editor and travel writer from Tooting, south London. The two women swapped homes and Camille met her own Jude Law, but she’s now revealed that they are no longer dating a year on 

Camille swapped homes with Lizzie, left, and the pair have remained friends since they’ve exchanged houses 

The idea came from the 2006 flick The Holiday, which stars Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jack Black, and Jude Law. In it, two women – from England and from Hollywood – swap homes

‘We’re not dating but there’s a chance I might move to the UK temporarily for grad school next year so who knows if I’ll have another British romance of my own.

‘After the holiday swap I actually stopped dating for a while to focus on preparing for grad school applications, I only started dating again a few month ago.

‘Trying find love in a big city is definitely interesting!’

The original home swap was organised and paid for by HomeExchange and the dating service Thursday, which set Camille up with a dating profile.

That’s how she met Paddy, a technology consultant who lives in Clapham, and the pair went on a ‘really good’ date at Mr. Whites in Leicester Square.

Paddy and Camille reunited in London a few months after her previous visit and had a great time 

On December 6, Camille jetted to the U.K. Meanwhile, Lizzie moved into her apartment in New York City. Camille is pictured in New York (left) and in London (right)

Camille fell for Paddy’s profile, which showed him with his puppy, and the pair went on a date together 

A woman from New York re-created the Christmas movie The Holiday, and flew all the way across the globe to switch houses with a stranger in London

Speaking about her date at the time, Camille said: ‘I was really nervous but so excited, we had been texting and had great chemistry texting.

‘Paddy kinda looks like Jude Law and overall he was really sweet and kind like the character, he is a great guy.

‘I wasn’t expecting to hit it off so well with him like I did.’

Paddy said: ‘I saw Camille was flying over from the US for a house swap and was intrigued by her story, I saw her profile on the Thursday app I sent her a message about going on a date.

As part of the home swap, which was organized by HomeExchange and the dating service Thursday, she was also set up with a dating profile. And that’s how she met Paddy James

The 28-year-old technology consultant, who lives in Clapham, took Camille to a restaurant in central London, and the pair said they had a ‘really good’ first date

 Camille said her and her new beau looked like Jude Law and that they even re-created one of the scenes of the movie

Paddy and Camille have remained friends even after partying ways following last year’s experience 

‘The date was really good, sometimes first dates can be awkward but it felt very natural with Camille, it was really fun.’

On their second date, they went to The White Horse in Surrey, the pub that features in the movie.

At the time, Camille and Paddy’s story went viral with over 2.6 million views on TikTok, with plenty of people sharing their thoughts on the unusual set-up.

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