Emma Watson seems to have a new man in her life!
On July 1, the actress, 34, was spotted kissing fellow Oxford University student Kieran Brown while walking around the city near campus. Watson is currently studying for her master’s degree, while Brown is pursuing a PhD in 19th-century literature and economics.
In the photos, the Harry Potter The star could be seen kissing Brown as they casually matched in blue button-down blouses during a recent outing. The couple also went public with their love at a local bakery on Friday, a source shared with photographers.
“Emma is studying creative writing and his thesis is all about literary theory — so they have a lot to talk about,” a person with knowledge of the couple shared. “She seems so in love with Kieran.”
The actress — who rarely discusses her personal life — has been linked to Oxford University students Will Adamowicz and Matt Janney, who she met while participating in the Visiting Student Program from 2011 to 2012.
Very similar to your smart book Harry Potter character, Hermione Granger, Watson has made education a major focal point of her life. The actress and philanthropist also attended the Ivy League Brown University and graduated in 2014 with a degree in English literature.
In total, it took Watson just over five years to complete his Brown degree, after a brief break to complete work on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2which premiered in theaters in July 2011.
“As you know, I love Brown and I love studying more than anything, but lately I’ve had so much to juggle that being a student AND fulfilling my other commitments has become a little impossible,” she wrote at the time in a message to fans.
In recent years, as he stepped away from acting to return to his studies, Watson shared that she was “not very happy” while acting. The last feature film she starred in was Greta Gerwig’s 2019 adaptation of Little Women.
In an interview with Financial Times in 2023, live action Beauty and the Beast The star explained her decision to take a break by sharing that the profession — which she entered at just nine years old — didn’t align with her life goals.
“I think I felt a little bit caged in,” Watson said. “What I found really difficult was that I had to go out and sell something that I didn’t really have much control over. Standing in front of a film and having every journalist be able to say, ‘How does this align with your point of view?’ It was really difficult having to be the face and the spokesperson for things that I couldn’t be involved in the process of.”
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