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 partners 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 famously told Vanity Fair. “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? Recently, the internet went into overdrive when Watson was spotted in Mexico City sharing a passionate kiss with billionaire entrepreneur Gonzalo Hevia Baillères. The sighting suggests the actress has officially moved on from her “self-partnered” era.
But before the billionaire buzz, Watson’s dating history was a mix of Ivy League scholars and Silicon Valley stars.
In her early years, she was linked to Made in Chelsea star Francis Boulle in and British financier Jay Barrymore. During her time at Brown University, she dated fellow student Will Adamowicz, though the pair eventually split in .
One of her most relatable moments came after her breakup with rugby star Matt Janney. Watson revealed the split was so “horrendous” that she checked into a week-long silent retreat to learn “how to be at home with myself.”
Watson eventually took a turn toward the tech world, dating businessman William “Mack” Knight for two years. This relationship solidified her strict “no-talk” rule in interviews, ensuring her private life stayed just that—private.
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.”
In , Watson broke the internet by telling British Vogue she was “self-partnered,” a term that sparked a global conversation about finding fulfillment outside of traditional relationships.
Since then, she’s been linked to businessman Leo Robinton—who reportedly deleted his social media to protect their privacy—and most recently, Brandon Green, the son of fashion mogul Sir Philip Green. Watson and Green fueled romance rumors with trips to Venice and London before reportedly parting ways in .
Now, with her recent sightings alongside Gonzalo Hevia Baillères, it seems Watson is starting a new chapter. True to form, she hasn’t said a word about the romance. In her world, silence truly is golden.
