Emma Watson never shied away from admitting that she had a huge crush on Harry Potter co-star Tom Felton when they were kids – and, in a recent interview, Tom says that to him, he and Emma “are something.”
“We are something, if that makes any sense. We’ve been very close for a long time. I adore her,” Tom told Entertainment Tonight. “I think she’s fantastic. Hopefully she returns the compliment.”
Emma and Tom have stayed close friends since their Harry Potter days – so much so that fans still continue to ship them all these years later and every time one of them pops up in the other’s social media posts, fans go into a frenzy. That said, their “something” is purely platonic though.
“As far as the romantic side of it, I think that’s a Slytherin/Gryffindor thing rather than a Tom and Emma thing,” he admitted. “I absolutely think the world of her. I think to be a part of what we’ve all been a part of, but for her to be the only girl, certainly the youngest one on set, to grow up with what she had to grow up with was incredibly exciting. You’re going to get me teary now, but no, I think she’s a fantastic influence on the world.”
And it looks like he and Emma keep in touch on the regular. “I spoke to Emma a couple days ago and immediately it was conversations about, ‘Oh wow, the kitchen sink’s been plugged’ or some trivial nonsense like my dog wouldn’t eat a particular kind of food,” he said.
But Emma isn’t the only one – he also keeps in touch with the rest of the cast, including Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint. “We do stay in touch, quite frequently… It is nice that we’re in sort of four different corners of the earth and yet when we catch up, it feels like yesterday that this was all going on.”
As for Emma, she’s totally loved up with her businessman boyfriend Leo Robinton, whom she’s reportedly been dating for over a year. They sparked engagement rumors earlier this year – which Emma has since addressed on Twitter:
“Dear Fans,
Rumours about whether I’m engaged or not, or whether my career is “dormant or not” are ways to create clicks each time they are revealed to be true or untrue. If I have news—I promise I’ll share it with you. In the mean time please assume no news from me just means I’m quietly spending the pandemic the way most people are—failing to make sourdough bread (!), caring for my loved ones and doing my best not to spread a virus that is still affecting so many people. I am sending so much love to you, hoping you’re ok and as well and happy as you can be in these strange times. And again, thank you to everyone working so hard to keep us safe and well.
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