Kristen Stewart has grown more comfortable with her dating life being public over the years.
The actress remembers struggling amid her first high-profile romance with Twilight costar Robert Pattinson.
“I wasn’t hiding anything. I didn’t talk about my first relationships that went public because I wanted things that are mine to be mine,” she told the Sunday Times in March 2017. “I hated it that details of my life were being turned into a commodity and peddled around the world. But considering I had so many eyes on me, I suddenly realized [my private life] affects a greater number of people than just me. It was an opportunity to surrender a bit of what was mine, to make even one other person feel good about themselves.”
She was later linked to model Stella Maxwellbefore getting engaged to screenwriter Dylan Meyer in 2020.
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The Oscar nominated actress discussed how dating in the public eye affected her journey with her sexuality.
“The first time I ever dated a girl, I was immediately being asked if I was a lesbian. And it’s like, ‘God, I’m 21 years old.’ I felt like maybe there were things that have hurt people I’ve been with. Not because I felt ashamed of being openly gay but because I didn’t like giving myself to the public, in a way. It felt like such thievery. This was a period of time when I was sort of cagey,” Stewart explained to InStyle in November 2020. “Even in my previous relationships, which were straight, we did everything we could to not be photographed doing things — things that would become not ours. So I think the added pressure of representing a group of people, of representing queerness, wasn’t something I understood then. Only now can I see it.”
Scroll down for Stewart’s complete dating history:
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Kristen Stewart's Dating History: From Robert Pattinson to Dylan Meyer
Kristen Stewart has grown more comfortable with her dating life being public over the years.The actress remembers struggling amid her first high-profile romance with Twilight costar Robert Pattinson.“I wasn’t hiding anything. I didn’t talk about my first relationships that went public because I wanted things that are mine to be mine,” she told the Sunday Times in March 2017. "I hated it that details of my life were being turned into a commodity and peddled around the world. But considering I had so many eyes on me, I suddenly realized [my private life] affects a greater number of people than just me. It was an opportunity to surrender a bit of what was mine, to make even one other person feel good about themselves.”She was later linked to model Stella Maxwellbefore getting engaged to screenwriter Dylan Meyer in 2020.The Oscar nominated actress discussed how dating in the public eye affected her journey with her sexuality.“The first time I ever dated a girl, I was immediately being asked if I was a lesbian. And it’s like, ‘God, I’m 21 years old.’ I felt like maybe there were things that have hurt people I’ve been with. Not because I felt ashamed of being openly gay but because I didn’t like giving myself to the public, in a way. It felt like such thievery. This was a period of time when I was sort of cagey,” Stewart explained to InStyle in November 2020. “Even in my previous relationships, which were straight, we did everything we could to not be photographed doing things — things that would become not ours. So I think the added pressure of representing a group of people, of representing queerness, wasn’t something I understood then. Only now can I see it.”Scroll down for Stewart's complete dating history:
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Michael Angarano
The Spencer star started dating Angarano in 2005 after they worked together on Speak. They called it quits in 2009.
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Robert Pattinson
After playing love interests in The Twilight Saga film series, Pattinson and Stewart took their romance off screen. They were together from 2009 until 2013.
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Rupert Sanders
In 2012, Us Weekly broke the news that the Golden Globe nominee was cheating on Pattinson with the director.
“I’m deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment I’ve caused to those close to me and everyone this has affected,” she said in a statement amid the scandal. “This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob. I love him, I love him, I’m so sorry.”
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Alicia Cargile
Stewart and Cargile dated for two years before parting ways in 2016.
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St. Vincent
The Camp X-Ray star was briefly linked to the singer in 2016.
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Soko
The twosome sparked romance rumors in 2016 but things fizzled out after a few months.
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Stella Maxwell
Stewart and the model were together from 2017 to 2018 before calling it quits. The on-and-off again couple reconciled in 2019 but ultimately split for good.
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Sara Dinkin
The duo were spotted getting cozy in 2018 amid Stewart's initial breakup with Maxwell. She ended her romance with Dinkin in 2019 before briefly rekindling her relationship with the former Victoria's Secret Angel.
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Dylan Meyer
In 2019, Stewart was spotted spending time with Meyer, and they got engaged two years later. The couple reportedly tied the knot at Stewart’s Los Angeles home in April 2025.
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