One Harry Potter star was in a secret relationship with a co-star for nine whole years.
It turns out Evanna Lynch is very good at keeping her personal life close to her chest. Behind the scenes of the fantasy franchise, penned by JK Rowling, the Luna Lovegood actress was totally loved up.
Though her character seemed totally innocent with her interest in bizarre – potentially imaginary – creatures, in real life Evanna is a whole lot more down to earth.
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She soon fell for one of her Harry Potter co-stars, Robbie Jarvis.
Robbie played the younger version of Harry’s dad James Potter in The Order of the Phoenix, seen during a flashback scene in the fifth film as he bullies a younger version of Severus Snape.
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Away from the series, Robbie has starred in everything from Casualty to EastEnders.
And behind the scenes, Robbie and Evanna struck up a long-lasting romance, going public in 2015 after dating in secret for seven years prior.
They started dating back in 2007. However, after the pair shared a trip to New Zealand together, they called it quits in 2016 and decided to go their separate ways – though they remain close friends.
Evanna told press at the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them premiere: “We’re both vegans, so we go to a lot of vegan events together. So yeah, we’re good friends.”
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Evanna was the one who stopped Robbie eating meat during their trip to New Zealand.
He confessed in a lengthy Instagram post: “Evy had sworn off meat basically as soon as someone can consciously choose to and has a special affinity for animals, so visiting places like that with her is always fun and we had a great morning.
“So when we got to the farm cafe for lunch and she asked me ‘What do you want?’ I didn’t detect even the hint of a trap. ‘A lamb burger’ I replied emphatically… Her face fell.
“Over the next week, whenever she raised the subject I’d fight, defensively, to justify my ‘position’. ‘Yes, I eat meat. Yes, I like animals. Yes, I care about my health, our planet and it’s inhabitants. No, I don’t see a problem with that…’
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“Things ultimately came to a head in Auckland airport when she finally tried to pry my head from the sand. She read – from a book called ‘Eating Animals’ – a series of harrowing and honest descriptions of how those cute, docile animals were turned into burgers, nuggets and steaks.
“Now I should add, that this kind of inquisition and accusation is entirely out of character for Eve. In 4 years of knowing her I’ve never once seen her apply those kind of tactics to anyone else. She pushed me, of course, because she knew I could take it.”
Eventually, by the time the pair arrived back in London, Robbie had decided to convert to veganism – and that holiday was the last time he ever ate meat.
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