Extramarital affairs are common, and when high-profile celebrities are involved in them, the paparazzi follow them everywhere to get the story. After all, stars have fans, and their fans sometimes feel like they have the right to know every minute detail about their lives. One such affair was between Kristen Stewart and Rupert Sanders. The media reported that the Twilight beauty and the director were involved in an affair while Sanders was married.
Kristen was dating Robert Pattinson at that time; Rupert Sanders had a wife named Liberty Ross. That is why their fans, family, and friends did not welcome their relationship. The infamous affair garnered so much attention that even President Donald Trump tweeted about them. He said that the Twilight hero, Pattinson, shouldn’t take Stewart back. Trump said that if she cheated once, she would do it over and over. He also stated that he deserves someone better.
The guilty duo had to apologize in public. What a mess.
15 When The Real-Life Saga Began
The on-screen Bella and Edward first met during the shooting of their box office hit, Twilight, which came out in 2008. At that time, Kristen had just become an adult, and Rob was 22. They started seeing each other full-time in 2009 but preferred to keep their relationship secret. Thus, no one knew if they were dating each other.
14 How Did It All End?
The 'supernatural saga couple' called it quits after a lengthy period of dating each other. It happened right before the concluding part of their popular franchise, which was Breaking Dawn- Part 2. It came out in 2012. Kristen and Rupert were seen kissing in photographs, and the pictures came out in public. This came as a shock to Rob.
13 Was She Planning To Marry Robert Pattinson?
After all the chaos between the American actress and the married director, she was seen mentioning that she might have married Robert Pattinson. It was the illicit affair between Kristen and Rupert that tore up her relationship with her Twilight co-star. However, she also added that every relationship she had been in used to make her feel like it would last forever.
12 It Became A Disaster For Rupert Sanders
When the pictures of Stewart and Sanders flashed across screens around the globe, the two publicly apologized to their respective partners. However, the director’s wife, who is a British model-turned-actress, reacted much more coolly than anyone could’ve expected. With just one word on Instagram, she expressed all her sentiments about the once-secret relationship.
11 Liberty Ross Receives The Bad News
When the mother of two young kids got to know about her husband’s affair, she took to Instagram to express her annoyance. She posted a picture of Snow White where she is drunk and captioned it “not so pretty or so pure after all.” Her Twitter page got a “wow”, thanks to her reaction to the hookup gossip.
10 Stewart's Public Apology
Being trapped, as their scandalous picture was everywhere, the young actress and the married father-of-two had no option but to accept their mistake. So, they issued their public apologies about the affair. Stewart admitted that she was sorry for hurting the other people involved and said she was embarrassed about it.
9 Public Apology For 'A Momentary Lapse'
The Snow White And The Hunstman director also publicly expressed his regrets about what he had done. He was ashamed of the sorrow he had caused to his wife and kids. He called his illicit love affair a "momentary lapse". He begged for forgiveness and hoped the scandal wouldn't harm his career as a director.
8 How Did It Start?
The romance started on the set of Snow White And The Huntsman, which was a roaring success at the box office. It was Rupert's directorial debut, and Stewart played Snow White. Liberty Ross played Snow White's mother! The movie earned the director plenty of praise.
7 How did Liberty Ross Handle The Grief?
As expected, the British model was in emotional pain due to her husband's hurtful actions. She might have given a short and snarky statement on social media, but she was deeply hurt. It was her musician brother, Atticus Ross, and crisis handler, Jimmy Lovine, who helped her get through the scandal.
6 Robert Pattinson Recovered
Another victim of the affair was Robert Pattinson, Stewart's then-boyfriend and co-star from the Twilight franchise. However, being used to constant and unrelenting publicity, he was able to get through it without too much drama. A couple of weeks after the world was shaken by it all, he was seen joking about the situation in a conversation with Jon Stewart.
5 The Twilight Phase
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson first met on the set of their triumphant franchise, Twilight, which launched in 2008. At the time, the actress was just 18, and Rob was 22. They started seeing each other in 2009 but remained tight-lipped about their relationship. They never expressed any feelings for each other in public, and there was no PDA.
4 Kristen’s Second Innings With Rupert
After the joint public apology, everyone thought Kristen felt guilty and that she was regretting it. However, the young actress had developed feelings for the director and wanted to have a relationship with him again. So, after his divorce with Ross, she started seeing him. However, as fate would have it, their relationship didn’t have a future.
3 Moving On
The actress has been seen dating a range of people, and even Pattinson has been in a few relationships. In 2015, Pattinson got engaged to FKA Twigs, a British singer, but called it quits later, because of their clashing schedules. As per media reports, the Cosmopolis actor is currently dating 26-year-old, Suki Waterhouse.
2 The Disclosure Of Her Sexuality
After her relationship with Robert ended, Kristen openly talked about her bisexuality. She also started dating women publicly. She hooked up with several women, all of them high-profile. From Alicia Cargile to Victoria's Secret model, Stella Maxwell, she dated them all. The actress was even seen getting comfortable with Dylan Meyer, her current girlfriend, whom she wants to marry.
1 Is Kristen Ready To Tie The Knot?
It looks like Kristen has finally found true love. The shutterbugs caught her with Dylan Meyer in New York recently. If speculation is to be believed, the screenwriter, Meyer, has made Kristen really happy. Dylan Meyer and the Panic Room actress are loving each other’s company, and they also plan to settle down.