Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart were a couple after "Twilight". But the actor had been warned to go out with her
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart began dating after meeting during the first "Twilight" movie in 2007. Fans then applauded that love will cross the cinema screens.
But Stewart and Pattinson were private about the relationship, trying to keep their romance out of the spotlight. "When I was dating Rob, the public was the enemy, and that's no way to live," the actress recalled in 2017, who also noted that her previous relationships were not public because she wanted things to stay for herself.
After she ended her relationship, Kristen Stewart reflected on her romance with Robert Pattinson. The "Twilight" star said they were "young and stupid and, not to say, we did a lot better, but that's what I needed." But why was Pattinson warned about dating Stewart?
Why Robert Pattinson Was Warned About Dating Kristen Stewart
The Twilight director warned Robert Pattinson about Kristen Stewart because of her age. Catherine Hardwicke was nervous about the actor-actress connection on set because Stewart was only 17 when they shot the first movie.
In an interview on The Big Hit Show podcast, Hardwicke explained: "I could tell they had a lot of chemistry and I was like, 'Oh my God.' I thought, Kristen was 17 years old. I don't want to get involved in illegal things." Hardwicke continued: "I remember saying to Rob, 'By the way, Kristen is 17 years old. In our country, it's illegal to have sex…' And he was like, 'Oh, okay, whatever.'”
The director added that Pattinson "was so into" the audition kiss scene with Stewart that he "fell out of bed."
An executive explained that Robert Pattinson was in love with Kristen Stewart. Nancy Kirkpatrick said the actor mentioned, "He had a crush on Kristen from the first time I saw her at the audition." But Ella Kirkpatrick said that after Hardwicke warned the performer about Stewart's age, she told him, "I had to wait."
