Kristen Stewartis opening up about why she and her ex-boyfriendRobert Pattinsonchose to keep their romance so private.
TheTwilightcostars famously started dating after starring together in the 2008 movie, with their pairing dominating headlines as they remained together during the franchise’s follow-up films. But despite the media attention, both chose to stay mum about their relationship even while promoting their projects — a decision Stewart says she and Pattinson, 33, made together.
Back in 2016, Stewart said that same excessive media coverage surrounding her relationship with Pattinson ultimately contributed to their breakup.
The two initially split in 2012, when photos emerged of Stewartkissingher marriedSnow White and the Huntsmandirector Rupert Sanders. They reconciled shortly after but ultimately called it quits in 2013.
“People wanted me and Rob to be together so badly that our relationship was made into a product,” she previously toldThe New York Times Style Magazine. “It wasn’t real life anymore and that was gross to me. It’s not that I want to hide who I am or hide anything I’m doing in my life. It’s that I don’t want to become a part of a story for entertainment value.”
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Since her split from Pattinson, Stewart has learned how to better weather the attention.
“Every day I get older, life gets easier,” she toldHarper’s Bazaar UKin Tuesday’s interview, explaining that the openness of a younger generation of actors in the press has allowed her to shed any fear she had about the consequences of using her voice.
That same fearlessness has translated to her decision to be open with her sexuality. Back in 2017, Stewart said during herSaturday Night Livemonologue that she was “like, so gay” — though now stressed toHarper’s Bazaar UKthat she doesn’t like labels.
“I just think we’re all kind of getting to a place where — I don’t know, evolution’s a weird thing — we’re all becoming incredibly ambiguous,” she said. “And it’s this really gorgeous thing.”
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Stewart has most recently been linked to screenwriterDylan Meyer, after the twowere spotted kissing in New York last month.
“I have fully been told, ‘If you just like do yourself a favor, and don’t go out holding your girlfriend’s hand in public, you might get a Marvel movie.’ I don’t want to work with people like that.”
source: people.com
