The couple began dating in 2003 before splitting in 2008 after five years together. They later reunited, but ended the relationship for good early last year (09).

Silverman has since embarked on a new romance with Family Guy scribe Alec Sulkin, while Kimmel was rumoured to be dating a writer on his hit U.S. TV show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!

But the funnywoman is adamant she will always have feelings for her ex-boyfriend.

She tells Playboy magazine, "We were together for so long and tried our best to make it work. I can think of him now and don't have that edgy feeling anymore. I just love him to pieces. Sometimes loving each other isn't enough. You have to be responsible for your own happiness. You can't stay in a relationship because you're afraid of the unknown. But I will always love him. Sometimes I think maybe we'll die together in our old age or something."