Ever since Zendaya and Tom Holland’s adorable kissing, everyone is looking back at the “Spider-Man
Relationships”, and oh boy, this actually is a thing.
Even though they were one of those couples that never IN FOUR YEARS confirmed their love,
fans were delighted when Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield turned their on-screen romance into
a real-life one.
Unfortunately, that’s precisely why our collective hearts broke when they broke up.
Of course, these were just two people like anyone else who needed to move on, regardless
of how adorable they were.
But before we get into the break-up details and break all our hearts once again, let’s
go down memory lane with this cute couple and see how it all started.
Love was in the air for Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man, and it seemed
to bring about an extra dose of romance for the actors playing those roles, too.
We know sparks flew, but what was the moment like when they first laid eyes on each other?
Andrew admitted he was smitten right away.
It happened during Emma’s audition for Gwen Stacy in the superhero reboot.
Garfield had already been cast as Peter Parker, a dream come true for the young actor.
He’s been a massive fan of the comics ever since he was a kid.
“Spider-Man has been such an important symbol to me...
Every skinny boy’s dream,” the actor said.
In the auditions for Gwen, Garfield recounted how he had spent the whole day doing readings
with the various actors, but it never clicked.
He was about to be done with it when Stone walked in.
Andrew recalled, “It was like I woke up when she came in...
It was like diving into whitewater rapids and having no desire to hang onto the side.
Throughout shooting, it was wild and exciting.”
The actors also got on really well, hanging out in between takes.
They would just mess around and have a real good time together.
“Ah, this is different.
I wasn’t really aware what was happening.
She keeps you on your toes, and that wakes you up.
That was the beginning,” said Garfield.
While the attraction between young actors was immediate, there was a bit of a twist
— they were both involved with other people.
Isn’t it always the case, though?
Stone was dating actor Kieran Culkin.
Yep, the notorious bed-wetter from Home Alone and younger brother of Macaulay Culkin.
And Garfield was in a three-year relationship with actor Shannon Woodward, most recently
known for HBO’s Westworld.
A month after Emma and Kieran broke up, Andrew and Shannon followed in their footsteps.
That has got to be coincidental.
The rumours flew FAST and FURIOUS that the co-stars started secretly dating, with neither
one confirming anything.
At the 2011 Comic-Con, promoting the movie, the two were extremely charismatic and friendly
but stayed mum on the romance.
Honestly, some of the best moments between Emma and Andrew were on their press tours
together.
Toward the end of 2012, it was clear the two were a couple, generally being THE cutest
when they were snapped KISSING and holding hands.
But then, a year later, the two kept a lower profile because they were busy shooting Amazing
Spider-Man 2, which also starred Jamie Foxx as the villain Electro.
Once the film was nearing release, Foxx, Garfield, and Stone did most of the press together — as
Foxx tried a few times to get the two of them to admit they were in love.
For example, when the trio was on The Ellen Show, the host, also a sly one when it comes
to getting her guests to admit dating rumours, asked if Andrew and Emma’s chemistry was
just natural or did they have to “practice kissing”.
Stone just looked at Garfield, who was clearly uncomfortable, while Foxx was off on the side,
patting himself down like they were too hot.
“Just looks so natural, whew...
I’m not trying to get into nothing, I’m just saying,” Jamie said with a big smile
on his face.
Then when DeGeneres wouldn’t drop it, Foxx interjected, “I say it’s great acting.”
Riiiight.
Later on, Foxx flat out asked them if their “personal connection” helped with the
acting.
“It sure does, thanks for asking,” Emma patiently responded, patting him on the shoulder.
Sticking with the privacy thing, the cute couple also had a very unique way of interacting
with the photographers who would follow them around the Big Apple.
Instead of just putting their heads down and quickly walking away or stopping and posing
for photos (which is really what those people want a celebrity to do anyway), Garfield and
Stone held up signs in front of their faces.
Wait, what?
The first time they did, it was after having dinner in the city.
They walked out with signs, which read, “We just found out that there are paparazzi outside
the restaurant we were eating in.
So why not take this opportunity to bring attention to organizations that need and deserve
it? www.wwo.org, www.gildasclubnyc.org.
Have a good day!
That’s a great way to handle paparazzi.
Stone and Garfield did have many things in common — charities, a great sense of humour,
and a love for animals — including their beloved dog, Ren.
The two fell in love with the 2-year-old female purebred golden retriever just before Christmas
back in 2012.
“She was one of the dogs they first saw, but they weren’t sure,” a source told
People.
“They left, and they couldn’t stop thinking about her, so they came back for her.
And it’s TRUE LOVE.”
The couple were initially going to take the dog in as a foster pet, but officially adopted
her on Christmas Eve.
Ahh, ain’t it sweet?
We can’t help but wonder, now that they are not together, who got custody of Ren?
Talking about that sense of humour, we cannot fail but mention the moment Andrew hosted
Saturday Night Live, and Emma appeared in a sketch where the two were struggling to
film a romantic kiss.
It is equal parts gross and hilarious.
We mean, when Coldplay’s Chris Martin stepped in, whoa, he’s clearly a better fit for
Gwen.
What do you guys think?
We wouldn’t find this out until recently, thanks to an interview Andrew did, but the
actor spent his 29th birthday getting high at Disneyland with Emma and his friends.
“They came out to LA to surprise me; we went to Disneyland, and we ate pot brownies.
It was literally heaven.”
Aaahh, wasn’t it?
Fans loved the pairing, with the two often earning the “cutest couple” title in the
media.
However, Stone was often tightlipped on their relationship, wanting to protect their bond
from the spotlight.
“I understand the interest in it completely because I’ve had it, too.
But it’s so special to me that it never feels good to talk about, so I just continually
don’t talk about it.”
The sad news broke in April 2015: Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone called it quits.
There were clues of something amiss when he did not attend the Oscars with Stone, despite
her being nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
Though, he was filming Scorsese’s Silence at the time, so we can’t know for sure what
has happened and when exactly.
Some sources cited they had conflicting schedules and could not spend as much time together
as they wanted, which added stress to the relationship.
Us Weekly claimed Garfield “had been in a dark place for months before the two eventually
split.”
Other reports suggested that while Andrew Garfield wanted to move on to start a family
and have kids, yet Stone was not there at that moment.
Whether it was busy schedules, different life goals, dark emotional periods, or one or more
of the above, the couple called it quits and broke all our hearts.
(Cue: sniff sniff) It was a crushing blow to fans since they seemed to be such a perfect
couple, but it must have been an even bigger blow for Emma and Andrew.
Garfield pretty much said as much when he opened up about how he felt being in the public
eye a couple of months later.
“I’m just struggling through trying to make sense of this weirdness we’re all in,
the weirdness of being alive.
I’m not OK.
I am not OK.”
More guarded than her ex about what she says in public, Stone nevertheless also seemed
to feel the sting of their break-up.
When they were together, Emma hardly ever gushed about Andrew on camera, but she did
admit, “It’s like a dream to work with him.
He’s obviously one of the greatest actors we have alive today.
And he’s also just a remarkable human being.
I love him very much.”
That comment gained a lot of traction because it was one of the first times she verbally
confirmed the relationship, even if she did it in a roundabout way.
Then they split, and while the actor continued to share his feelings, Stone still kept it
close to the vest.
She showed just a bit of her feelings when she spoke with Vogue in 2016.
She and the reporter, who were mostly talking about Stone’s upcoming performance, which
would win the actor her first Oscar, had spent the day bowling, and in a quiet moment while
just sitting, Stone said that she still loved Garfield “very much.”
During the 2017 awards season, Stone and Garfield started running into each other more and more.
She was being handed most of the Best Actress awards for her performance as the wannabe
starlet trying to make it in La La Land, while Garfield gained some awards traction for his
turn as a WWII medic who refused to take lives in Hacksaw Ridge.
At one point, the former couple reunited, and they couldn’t have looked happier.
Then again, at the Golden Globes, Garfield gave Stone a standing ovation when she won,
and a month later, fans shared a screenshot of the actor getting emotional when she won
Best Actress at the Oscars.
Garfield was just wowed by Stone and talked about her a lot during that time.
He told Vanity Fair, “I’m constantly inspired by how she handles and holds herself.
It’s been bliss to be able to watch her success and watch her bloom into the actress
that she is.
And it’s also been wonderful to have that kind of support for each other.
It’s nothing but a beautiful thing.”
This mutual affection seemed to carry on for months after the awards season.
Unfortunately, no real rekindling of their romance has happened.
Stone did go to London once to see Garfield perform in a 25th-anniversary revival of Angels
in America, but that was a friendly visit, no more.
“They never stopped caring about each other,” a source told People.
“Even when they split, Emma and Andrew had great love and respect for each other.”
How do you feel about this adorable ex-couple?
Were you as gutted to hear about the break-up as we were?
Drop your thoughts in the comments below.
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