A rumpled Robert Pattinson looked slightly ill at ease at one of his first public appearances — the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards — with his Twilight leading lady. It's no wonder. He’d had a crush on Kristen Stewart since seeing her in the 2005 sci-fi film, Zathur. Their first kiss was during his screen test and she was still 17 when they filmed in early 2008
At the 2008 Rome Film Fest, Rob Pattinson still looked awkward (and unkempt) with Kristen Stewart. Being thrown together in public made their private live hard to keep, well, private. But they managed to keep mum during press conferences and interviews.
At the 2008 Twilight LA premiere, Rob Pattinson was freaked by the screaming female fans. He stuck close to a composed Kristen Stewart, sparking more rumors of an on — and off — set romance. The tabloids were having field days with daily revelations about their romance. But no relationship was acknowledged.
When Kristen and Robert posed together on the Twilight UK red carpet in 2008, even a casual observer could sense a strengthening connection. Many suspect the studio was fanning the flames of romance rumors to increase ticket sales for the film. Like they needed to.
At the 2008 Twilight Paris premiere, Robert Pattinson put his arm around Kristen Stewart, who posed seductively in a black and white stripe mini-dress. "Are they or aren't they?" read many of the celebrity weeklies headlines.
At the May 2009 MTV Movie Awards, the couple was still keeping their distance, often posing as a threesome with Twilight costar Taylor Lautner. Because he played a werewolf obsessed with Kristen's Bella character, it made sense to use Lautner as a buffer. But no one was fooled.
At the 2010 MTV Movie Awards on June 6, 2010, the couple felt comfortable enough to toy with the public's fascination. Accepting their Best Kiss Award, they nervously pretended to kiss , then she pushed him away, and then they briefly locked lips. The result was loud applause. The photo ended up in every gossip mag and on celebrity website around the world.
During the arrivals at the Twilight Saga: Eclipse LA premiere on June 24, 2010, Robert Pattinson was photographed looking lovingly at Kristen Stewart . Their red carpet body language said it all: a young couple in love. But the actors still played it cool and refused to classify their relationship.
At the Nov 3, 2011 Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, the two stars giggled and exchanged bemused glances before placing their hands into wet cement for all eternity. Handprints on Hollywood Boulevard are forever. Much more so than those secret wedding vows the pair was rumored to have exchanged practically every week.
At the Nov 14, 2011 LA premiere of Breaking Dawn Part 1, the cat was pretty much out of the bag.. Reports of the stars living together abounded and Kristen Stewart’s head tilt towards Robert Pattinson did not go unnoticed by their obsessed fans.
At the UK Breaking Dawn Part 1 premiere, it was obvious that the couple was enjoying being together on the carpet. Kristen’s slinky sequined black chiffon gown coordinated with Rob’s dark Gucci suit and gray shirt. Only real-life couples coordinate their carpet outfits, right?
At Comic Con on July 12, 2012, the pair sat next to each other at the Breaking Dawn: Part 2 panel and appeared very much the comfortably committed couple. They even joked around about wanting their sex scenes to be more graphic and animalistic.
The last photo of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart together — outside of this weekend's NY junket — was taken at the July 12, 2012 Teen Choice Awards. No hint of any tension or turmoil. But on July 17, Kristen was spotted by paparazzi with her Snow White and the Hunstman director Rupert Sanders The photos were released on July 24 by Us Weekly. But after much sturm and drang, the couple has seemingly survived the scandal. Now that's a real Hollywood ending.