The 21-year-old actress finally spilled the beans after a journalist overheard her say she wanted to explore the UK, ‘because my boyfriend is English’, during a photoshoot for GQ magazine.
Asked about it the next day, Stewart argued, “I never would have said that if I knew you were interviewing me,” before conceding that everyone knows anyway.
“So much of my life is so easily Googled. I mean, it’s like, come on guys, it’s so obvious!” she said of her romance with her Twilight co-star.
“I don’t think you realise what a big deal it is for people. Well, it is a big deal. They would be ‘Oh. My. God’. There would also be still a 50/50 split. Some people would still be, ‘See, told you they’re not together’.”
Explaining her reasons for being so guarded about her private life, she admitted, “I’m selfish. I’m like, ‘That’s mine!’ And I like to keep whatever is mine remaining that way.
“It’s a funny little game to play and it’s a slippery slope. I always say to myself I’m never going to give anything away because there’s never any point or benefit for me.
“I guarantee whenever I get married or have a baby, everyone is going to want to know my kid’s name and I’m not going to say it for ages. That’s just the way I want to do it. It’ll come out but it won’t have come from me. They’re going to be really
ed off that I won’t say it and I’m just going to say, ‘No!’“I also have that desire to blurt stuff out, but I’ve learned I can’t do that. Not when you realise the whole world is listening. That’s why perhaps I look so uncomfortable in interviews at times. I mean, we’ve talked about hiding things and I’ve had to get much more adept at that, sadly. But I’m glad I’m not one of those actresses who are just so ready to open up for everyone.”