When it comes to her personal life, Emma Watson is the reigning queen of the “Disillusionment Charm.”
The Little Women star has spent her entire adult life navigating the intense spotlight of Hollywood, but she’s managed to keep her romantic life almost entirely under wraps. For Watson, , keeping her boyfriends off the red carpet isn’t just a preference—it’s a survival tactic.
“I’ve noticed, in Hollywood, who you’re dating gets tied up into your film promotion and becomes part of the performance and the circus,” she told Vanity Fair in . “I would hate anyone that I were with to feel like they were in any way part of a show or an act.”
While fans have long shipped her with Harry Potter costar Tom Felton, Watson has clarified that while she had a massive childhood crush on the Draco Malfoy actor, they are strictly platonic “soulmates.”
So, who has actually captured the heart of the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador? Let’s take a trip down memory lane.
The Early Years: Entrepreneurs and Financiers
Long before she was “self-partnered,” a young Watson was linked to Made in Chelsea star Francis Boulle in . The diamond mining heir later claimed he called things off because he wanted to achieve his own notoriety.
She then moved on to a two-year relationship with British financier Jay Barrymore, which reportedly ended in due to the strain of long-distance while Watson studied at Brown University.
The Coachella Reveal and Oxford Romances
In , the paparazzi caught Watson in a rare moment of PDA at Coachella with fellow Oxford student Will Adamowicz. Watson later joked to Glamour that she thought the massive crowd would hide them—spoiler alert: it didn’t.
After her split from Adamowicz, she dated rugby star Matt Janney. Their breakup was so “horrendous” that Watson revealed she went on a week-long silent retreat to learn “how to be at home with myself.”
Silicon Valley and Hollywood Crossovers
Watson took a turn toward the tech world in , dating businessman William “Mack” Knight for two years. This was the relationship that solidified her “no-talk” rule in interviews.
However, she returned to the Hollywood circle in for a brief but viral romance with Glee alum Chord Overstreet. The pair were the talk of the town after being spotted holding hands in L.A., but sources told PEOPLE the match “was never going to be a long-term thing.”
The “Self-Partnered” Era and Beyond
After a short stint with venture capitalist Brendan Wallace, Watson broke the internet in by telling British Vogue she was “self-partnered.”
The status didn’t stay that way for long. She was soon linked to businessman Leo Robinton, a relationship so private that Robinton reportedly deleted all his social media to protect their bond. Though engagement rumors swirled in , Watson shot them down on X (Twitter), telling fans, “If I have news – I promise I’ll share it with you.”
Most recently, Watson has been linked to Brandon Green, son of fashion mogul Sir Philip Green. The pair fueled romance rumors with a helicopter trip in London and a hand-holding excursion in Venice, Italy.
True to form, Watson hasn’t said a word. In her world, silence truly is golden.
Would you like me to look up any more recent sightings of Emma Watson and Brandon Green to see if they’re still going strong?
