Emma Watson Opened Up About Childhood Crush on Tom Felton (2024)

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Emma Watson Opened Up About Childhood Crush on Tom Felton? ›

Watson previously told Seventeen magazine in 2011 that she "had a huge crush on" Felton while they were filming the first two movies, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). "He was my first crush.

Watson previously told Seventeen magazine in 2011 that she "had a huge crush on" Felton while they were filming the first two movies, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). "He was my first crush.

Watson has even owned up to having had a crush on Felton during the filming of the first couple of "Potter" films and, now, she has gone a step further by calling him her “soulmate” in a sweet introduction.

Emma Watson stated that in the beginning, she was an annoying nine-year-old girl who was desperate for Tom's attention and followed him "like a puppy." But their relationship endured and blossomed, Emma added. The actress said that she had always struggled to explain the nature of her relationship with Tom Felton.

Emma opened up about when she "fell in love" with Tom during the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts special, saying that it was a drawing Tom did of a skateboarding girl that kicked off her crush; the young stars were asked to draw a picture of what they believed God looked like, and Tom's drawing caught ...

Harry Potter had a few love interests during his time at Hogwarts. Though he eventually settled down with Ginny Weasley, he also had a thing for Cho Chang in his earlier school years. Then, of course, there's his secret love for Draco Malfoy…

Watson's first public relationship was with rugby player Tom Ducker in 2006. The pair dated for a year before they called it quits, with her rep confirming in a statement to The Sun, per The Irish Examiner, that the former pair "just drifted apart as teenagers do."

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Draco Malfoy / Significant other

While Watson played Hermione Granger, Felton essayed the character of Draco Malfoy across the eight movies. However, Watson explained during the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts reunion that despite her sentiments, they never actually dated.

In Harry Potter, JK Rowling confirmed that Draco was actually in love with Hermione but didn't know how to fully express his emotions.

Who is Harry Potter dating in real life? ›

Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter)

Daniel is currently in a relationship with actress Erin Darke, and the two welcomed a baby boy together in April. Daniel and Erin crossed paths while filming their 2013 movie, Kill Your Darlings. "We met on the set...and just got on immediately.

“Rumours started to abound that there was more to our relationship than we were letting on. "I denied that I liked her in that way, but the truth was different. My girlfriend at the time knew straight away that there was something unspoken between us. I remember using the familiar old line, 'I love her like a sister.

Tom Felton has “always had a secret love” for Emma Watson.

Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) both have stated in interviews that they had a crush on Emma Watson at some point in time.

Emma Watson has revealed how she fell “in love” with Harry Potter co-star Tom Felton while they were shooting for the movie franchise. While Watson played Hermione Granger, Felton essayed the character of Draco Malfoy across the eight movies.

Nine year secret romance

Luna Lovegood actress Evanna Lynch recently spilled on her secret nine year romance with a Harry Potter co-star, which she kept from the public eye. The Irish star dated Robbie Jarvis, who played a young James Potter, for nine years before splitting up in 2016.

Lavender Brown is Ron Weasley's love interest in "The Half-Blood Prince." Warner Bros. Cave featured most prominently as Lavender in "The Half-Blood Prince," where her character becomes infatuated with Rupert Grint's Ron Weasley and engages in a very pubic, PDA-filled relationship.