Harry Potter star Tom Felton looked very unlike Draco Malfoy as he enjoyed the sunshine with his rarely seen girlfriend Roxanne Danya in Portofino this week.
The 36-year-old actor, who rose to fame as Harry’s nemesis in the fantasy franchise, cut a casual figure in a white T-shirt, tracksuit bottoms and a baseball cap.
Tom, sporting a stubble beard, carried his essentials in a backpack and carried a camera as he and Roxanne had fun snapping fun photos amid their romantic getaway.
The gorgeous jewellery designer, who is believed to have been dating the actor for four years, showed off some long legs for the outing in a pair of shorts.
She completed the look with a floral bell-sleeved top and sunglasses and appeared to be running at full speed as the couple made the most of the glorious weather.
Harry Potter star Tom Felton looked very unlike Draco Malfoy as he sunbathed with his rarely seen girlfriend Roxanne Danya in Portofino this week.
The actor rose to fame as Harry’s nemesis in the fantasy franchise (pictured right in 2002’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
Tom sported a stubble beard and carried his essentials in a backpack and a camera as he and Roxanne had fun taking fun photos amid their romantic getaway.
The couple are said to have met in her native South Africa and she moved to the UK to be with Tom in 2022.
Tom previously dated actress Jade Olivia, who played Darco’s on-screen wife Astrid, for eight years and in 2020, his co-star Emma Watson revealed she could remember the exact moment she “fell in love” with him while on the set of Harry Potter.
The actress, who played Hermione Granger, recalled her crush on the actor and vividly remembered when he made her heart skip a beat for the first time.
The couple also shared a warm hug as they embraced each other in joy as they gathered in front of the camera in the Great Hall for the television special to mark the film’s 20th anniversary.
Tom was 14 when the first Harry Potter film was released in 2001, while Emma was just 11. They both starred in all eight Harry Potter films.
She recalled: ‘I walked into the room where we were doing private lessons. The assignment we’d been given was to draw what you thought God looked like, and Tom had drawn a girl with a backwards cap on a skateboard.
“I don’t know how to say it, but I fell in love with him. I used to go every day and look for his number on the squad list, he was number seven, and if his name appeared on the squad list, it was a very exciting day.
“He was three years older than me and he was like, ‘You’re like my little sister.’”
Despite being at the centre of dating rumours for years, much to Emma’s disappointment, nothing ever happened between her and Tom, although the actor admitted he was fully aware of her secret admirer.
The gorgeous jewellery designer, who is believed to have been dating the actor for four years, put on a leggy display for the outing in a pair of shorts.
For a snapshot, Tom jumped into the air and Roxanne captured the moment.
She completed the look with a floral bell-sleeved top and sunglasses and appeared to be running at full speed as the couple made the most of the glorious weather.
The lovebirds then dined outdoors.
Tom said: ‘I think I was in the hair and makeup chair and someone said something like, “Yeah, she had a crush on you.”
“I became very protective of her. Yeah, I’ve always had a soft spot for her and that continues to this day. There’s always been something like, I don’t know, a kinship of sorts.”
Since Harry Potter concluded, the pair have remained close friends: in 2019, he posted a photo of him teaching her how to play guitar in South Africa.
Emma has confessed in several interviews that she had a crush on him since childhood, in the early days of their friendship while making the films.
“In the first two movies, I was crazy about Tom Felton. He was my first love. He knows everything,” she told Seventeen in 2011.
Tom previously dated Jade Olivia Gordon (right), who played Draco’s wife Astoria Greengrass in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
In 2020, his co-star Emma Watson revealed she could remember the exact moment she “fell in love” with him while they were on the set of Harry Potter (pictured together in 2004).
She recalls: “I walked into the room where we were having private lessons… And I don’t know how to say it, I just fell in love with him. I used to come in every day and look for his number on the call sheet – it was number seven – and if his name was on the call sheet, it was an extra exciting day,” she is pictured during a tutoring session.
“We talked about it and we still laugh about it. We’re really good friends now and that’s fine,” said Emma, who is now dating businessman Leo Robinton.
During an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show, she explained: “From the ages of 10 to 12 I had a massive crush on Tom Felton.”
She explained: ‘We love a bad boy and he was a few years older and had a skateboard and that’s what really nailed it.’
Emma said that Tom “knew perfectly well” about her crush, but he said, “Oh, I see her as a little sister,” and that broke my heart.
