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's Hermione Granger was recently photographed in Venice, Italy, smiling and walking hand-in-hand with Brandon Green,  the son of controversial British fashion tycoon and billionaire Sir Philip Green. The two were also seen boarding a water taxi.

The British actress,  32, wore a square-neck, cap-sleeve, smocked red and white patterned tea-length dress with a side slit, paired with flat black sandals. Brandon, 29, sported a navy T-shirt and light cobalt blue pants and a short ponytail.

 star wore her hair in a short bob, partially tied back, and sunglasses on her head during the outing, which took place a day after she was revealed as the face of Prada's latest fragrance campaign in a promotional image of the actress sporting a pixie cut. 

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Emma and Brandon sparked romance rumors in September when they were first photographed together, walking after exiting a helicopter in London. Neither has commented on the nature of their relationship or any of their joint appearances.

Emma's last public romance was with businessman Leo Robinton. In May 2021, months before she was first spotted with Brandon, the actress responded to rumors she was allegedly engaged to her boyfriend.

Brandon's father is the former chairman of the Arcadia fashion empire, made up of popular retailers such as Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Miss Selfridge. Arcadia dominated the British retail scene for more than 20 years before it went into bankruptcy in 2020, several months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Newspaper reported that a judge had granted a leading businessmen an injunction preventing the outlet from publishing details of alleged sexual harassment and racial abuse of staff. In parliament, Labour Party politician Peter Hain then named Philip as the businessman, and the injunction was lifted.

Philip later said in a statement, per multiple outlets, To the extent that it is suggested that I have been guilty of unlawful sexual or racist behavior, I categorically and wholly deny these allegations.There’s a new man in her life. Emma Watson was spotted holding hands with businessman Brandon Green earlier this month, and fans only want to know more about her rumored boyfriend.

Star, 32, was photographed in Venice, Italy, on Thursday, August 18, on what appeared to be a date. She wore a red and white dress with black sandals and a brown handbag for the outing. She held hands with Green, 29, as they boarded a boat, per photos obtained by the Daily Mail.

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“Emma is so loved up with Leo and this is the happiest anyone’s seen her in a relationship by a million miles, ” a source exclusively told

In June 2021. “Emma is all in and has her heart set on a long-term future, but she doesn’t want to rush an engagement.”

Though Watson doesn’t directly speak about her romantic partners, she often shares advice with fans. In March 2020, the human rights activist emphasized that every relationship takes work.

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“The idea that relationships are supposed to be easy and it’s all supposed to be implicitly understood, and you’re just meant to get each other, it’s bulls–t!” Watson declared to Teen Vogue at the time. “It’s impossible!”

The Prada model — who recently made her directorial debut with a campaign for the fashion house — also slammed assumptions that anyone needs to have a romantic partner to be happy. Despite confessing she had “all these ideas” about what her life would look like at 30 years old, Watson insisted in November 2019 that she would not settle down anytime soon.

Star Chord Overstreet and tech CEO Brendan Wallace. She was once even rumored to be dating Prince Harry long before he married Meghan Markle — but an insider later denied the romance to Us, noting they were just friends.

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There's a new man in her life. Emma Watson was spotted holding hands with businessman Brandon Green earlier this month, and fans only want to know more about her rumored boyfriend. The

Star, 32, was photographed in Venice, Italy, on Thursday, August 18, on what appeared to be a date. She wore a red and white dress with black sandals and a brown handbag for the outing. She held hands with Green, 29, as they boarded a boat, per photos obtained by the Daily Mail. The two were previously spotted in September 2021 when they disembarked from a helicopter in London as the former

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Star's romance with Leo Robinton fizzled out. She and Robinton started seeing each other in 2019. “Emma is so loved up with Leo and this is the happiest anyone’s seen her in a relationship by a million miles, ” a source exclusively told

In June 2021. “Emma is all in and has her heart set on a long-term future, but she doesn’t want to rush an engagement.” Despite persistent rumors, an official engagement was never announced, and the pair split by the following fall. Though Watson doesn't directly speak about her romantic partners, she often shares advice with fans. In March 2020, the human rights activist emphasized that every relationship takes work. [sendtonews type=float key=A2E6Kt6euo-2841466-14453] “The idea that relationships are supposed to be easy and it’s all supposed to be implicitly understood, and you’re just meant to get each other, it’s bulls--t!” Watson declared to Teen Vogue at the time. “It’s impossible!” The Prada model — who recently made her directorial debut with a campaign for the fashion house — also slammed assumptions that anyone needs to have a romantic partner to be happy. Despite confessing she had “all these ideas” about what her life would look like at 30 years old, Watson insisted in November 2019 that she would not settle down anytime soon. “I never believed the whole ‘I’m happy single’ spiel, ” she told

At the time. “It took me a long time, but I’m very happy [being single]. I call it being self-partnered.” Watson's relationship with Robinton started shortly after she announced her self-partnered label. Over the years, the

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Star Chord Overstreet and tech CEO Brendan Wallace. She was once even rumored to be dating Prince Harry long before he married Meghan Markle — but an insider later denied the romance to Us, noting they were just friends. Scroll down to learn more about her current rumored boyfriend:

His parents, Sir Philip Green and Cristina Green, have an estimated net worth of $2.1 billion, Forbes reports. Philip owns British clothing stores Topshop, Topman, Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge and more through their Arcadia Group. While Philip works in London on weekdays, he returns to Monaco every weekend, which is where Cristina can usually be found.

Brandon's sister, Chloe Green, made headlines when she dated model Jeremy Meeks, the hot felon that went viral in 2014. They were together from 2017 to 2019 and welcomed a son in May 2018, making Brandon an uncle.

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He's been an executive director for Digital Transformation and Technology at his father's company since 2014, per a LinkedIn profile that has since been deleted. The same year he started the job, he made Tatler's top 10 single billionaires list.

Not much is known about his dating life, but Brandon was spotted with his hand on model Kate Moss' butt in 2014.