‘Harry Potter’ star Tom Felton has revealed that he secretly had romantic feelings for his co-star. Emma Watson.
The 35-year-old actor admitted there was a ‘spark’ between him and the 32-year-old actress.
“I loved and admired her as a person in ways that no one else could describe,” he wrote.
Watson played heroine Hermione Granger and Felton played nemesis Draco Malfoy in the blockbuster.
The two co-starred in a total of 8 films. in the series From 2001 to 2011. In his new book, Felton shared that their relationship initially got off to a rocky start when they met as child actors.
My first encounter with Watson was at an audition when he was 11 and Watson was 9. He replied, “Obviously it means they are recording us.”
“My relationship with Emma didn’t work out,” Felton admitted. “She could have been allowed to have less to do with me. It just got worse.”
Felton wrote that he largely avoided Watson after being cast, spending his lunch breaks smoking cigarettes and listening to rap music with the other actors.
The “The Flash” star has spoken out about an incident in which he and other cast members mocked Watson when he performed a dance for them at lunchtime.
He went on to say that his group was “predictably negative”. added.
“We were just ***** boys, mostly out of awkwardness and because we thought it would be cool to take a p***,” Felton explained.
“I felt a little nervous, and that’s to be expected. In the end, it was one of the women doing hair and makeup who told me what was what.”
Felton and Watson eventually became close friends, and the pair have been talked about. rumors of love Many years. In his memoirs, Felton explained that his speculations were not entirely unfounded.
“I’ve always had a secret love for Emma, but it may not be the way people want to hear it.
“That’s not to say there never was a spark between us. There was most certainly only at different times.”
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Felton said he learned it Watson was crazy He was 15 and she was 12. He claimed his feelings for Watson were purely platonic, but Felton said his girlfriend at the time thought otherwise.
“Rumors began circulating that there was more to our relationship than we let on. I denied having liked her that way, but the truth was different.
He continued, “My girlfriend at the time knew right away that there was something unspoken between us. I was like, ‘I love her like a sister.’ But there was more to it than that. ”
Looking back, Felton said he doesn’t think he “never fell in love with Emma.”
“But I loved and admired her as a person in a way that no one else can explain…we hit it off.”
“I will always have Emma’s back and I’m sure she will always have my back.”
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