You can always count on Mom to tell it like it is.

Despite an endless number of denials about their off-screen relationship, Anita Patel’s mother has finally confirmed the obvious: her son is dating costar Freida Pinto.

The reveal comes just days after the Slumdog Millionaire actors were seen sharing a romantic moment in Israel. (Pinto, 24, is currently filming Julian Schnabel’s Miral in Jerusalem.)

Even though Dev Patel is six years younger than the former model, his mother couldn’t be happier. “First it was the film and now everything else seems to have slotted into place. Life can’t get any better for him. Freida is really beautiful and I am really happy for them. Yes, we knew he was flying to Israel to see her,” Anita told the Daily Mirror.

In addition to Miral, Pinto is also scheduled to star with Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman in an untitled Woody Allen project.