Lena Dunham is all smiles as she reunites with her pal Bella Ramsey at Cat Deeley’s fragrance brand e11even’s Space NK launch

Lena Dunham and Bella Ramsey were all smiling as they posed together at a perfume launch event in London on Thursday night.

The American writer, 37, and The Last Of Us star, 19, collaborated on the 2022 comedy film Catherine Called Birdy and reunited at the star-studded event.

Lena looked stylish in a white and green body print dress, which she paired with a pair of sandals and a string of gold beaded necklaces.

She seemed cheerful as she flashed a big smile as she posed with her arm around Bella’s shoulders.

Bella, who is non-binary, cut a slim figure in a white shirt and black trousers, which they completed with a leather-look jacket and white trainers.

The glitzy event, which included Tom Hiddleston and Joel Dommett, marked the launch of fragrance brand e11even in Space NK.

E11even was founded by Cat Deeley and Amanda Grossman and the close friends both attended the launch event to celebrate their brand’s latest milestone.

Bella starred in a series of huge hit movies and TV series, including His Dark Materials and Game of Thrones, before rising to stardom as Ellie in HBO’s The Last Of Us.

Her latest appearance comes after The Last Of Us showrunner Craig Mazin spoke about how the Hollywood writers’ strike affected casting for season two of the series.

The creator, 51, was asked by The Hollywood reporter if only he had found someone to play Abby, a key character in the video game Last Of Us Part II, on which the series is based.

He revealed that Abby’s casting had been “in process” until the writers’ strike hit Hollywood.

When asked about the casting, he replied cryptically with, “Maybe,” laughing.

The interviewer noted that Craig had begun to turn red, perhaps showing that a casting decision had been made.

All smiles: The American writer, 37, and The Last Of Us star, 19, collaborated on the 2022 comedy film Catherine Called Birdy and reunited at the star-studded event

Chic: Lena cut a stylish figure in a white and green body print dress, which she styled with a pair of sandals and a string of gold and beaded necklaces

He continued: “The strike stopped us. There were things in progress. Look, Abby was the first role we wanted to tackle.

“We have a pretty good track record of making big cast announcements and people saying, ‘Really?’ that will probably continue.’

“So people might disagree, but I think we’ve done a good job so far and the audience seems to feel like we’ve done a good job and the Academy seems to feel like we’ve got it right done,” he added.

In May, The Last Of Us decided to halt casting and production efforts as a result of the writers’ strike.

According to Varietythe casting team held auditions without scripts as a co-creator, and co-writer, Mazin, was pecking with his fellow Writers Guild of America members.

The series’ other co-creator, creative director and writer, Neil Druckmann, 44, is also following strike guidelines and has stopped working on season two.

The series has been hailed by critics as the greatest video game film adaptation of all time and attracted over 22 million viewers with its premiere episode.

Trendy: Bella, who is non-binary, cut a slim figure in a white shirt and black trousers, which she completed with a leather-look jacket and white sneakers

Glitzy: The glitzy event marked the launch of fragrance brand e11even in Space NK. E11even was founded by Cat Deeley and Amanda Grossman (both pictured)

Fame: Bella starred in a series of major projects including His Dark Materials and Game of Thrones before rising to stardom as Ellie in HBO’s The Last Of Us alongside Pedro Pascal

The first season followed the harrowing journey of Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella) in a post-apocalyptic landscape ravaged by the mutated Cordyceps virus, drawing 8.2 million viewers for the finale.

After the fungus decimated most of humanity, Joel took young Ellie on a journey west in hopes that her mysterious immunity to the fungus could lead to some sort of cure.

The first season ended in March with a dramatic two-show closing that characterized cameo appearances from the actors who played Joel and Ellie in the original video game: Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson.

HBO announced that the hit series was being renewed for a second season, although fans could wait more than two years for new episodes.