Rupert Grint and Georgia Groome Welcome Baby Girl: Inside the Love Lives of the Harry Potter Stars

Congratulations are in order for Rupert Grint and Georgia Groome! The Ron Weasley star is now a dad and welcomed his first child with the actress. See his Harry Potter co-stars' love lives

By Elyse Dupre May 07, 2020 8:10 PMTags
Watch: "Harry Potter" Alum Rupert Grint & Georgia Groome Welcome Baby Girl

Congratulations are in order for Rupert Grint and Georgia Groome

The 31-year-old actor and the 28-year-old actress have welcomed a baby girl. Clair Dobbs, a publicist for the proud parents, confirmed the little one's arrival to E! News on Thursday. 

"Rupert Grint and Georgia Groome are delighted to confirm the birth of their baby girl," the rep said. "We would please ask that you respect their privacy at this very special time." 

The name of the child was not immediately revealed.

Fans first learned about the pregnancy in April. Grint and Groome were spotted out in London at the time, and followers got their very first look at her baby bump. 

This is the first child for the couple, who have been romantically linked together for years. The Harry Potter alum suggested he'd like to start a family one day during a 2018 interview with The Guardian.

"I'd like to settle down and have kids soon," the Ron Weasley star told the publication at the time. "If I had a son, would I call him Ron? It's quite a good name, but probably not. And Grint's a tough name to pair a one-syllable first name with."

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See the Kid Stars of Harry Potter Then and Now

As fans are well aware, Grint spent a decade appearing in the film series based on J. K. Rowling's novels. However, a lot has changed for the celebrity since he first landed the magical role as a pre-teen and starred alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson.

For a look at the love lives of the cast members, check out the gallery below.

Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter)

Daniel is currently in a relationship with actress Erin Darke, and the two welcomed a baby boy together in April. Daniel and Erin crossed paths while filming their 2013 movie, Kill Your Darlings.

"We met on the set...and just got on immediately. It was one of those instant things where you're like, 'Oh, I really like this person.' You just have a connection with somebody, and then suddenly it's incredibly easy to talk to them," Daniel said about their relationship in a 2014 interview with Parade. "It was one of those sort of situations."

Emma Watson (Hermione Granger)

Though Emma is very private about her love life, she was linked to rugby player Matthew Janney up until late 2014 and tech entrepreneur William "Mack" Knight for a stretch after that, a source telling The Sun in 2016, "Mack is just a normal, down-to-earth guy who has nothing to do with Hollywood, and Emma loves that." 

Linked to Glee's Chord Overstreet for several months in 2018, then tech CEO Brendan Wallace later that same year, she professed her love to someone new in a 2019 interview with British Vogue.

 "I never believed the whole 'I'm happy single' spiel," she told the magazine. "I was like, 'This is totally spiel.' It took me a long time, but I'm very happy. I call it being self-partnered."

Soon after her comments went viral, however, Emma was spotted kissing Leo Robinton in October 2019. 

Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley)

Rupert is another Harry Potter cast member that keeps his personal life on the down low, but he's been dating actress Georgia Groome on and off for years. The Daily Mail posted pictures of the duo at dinner in Los Angeles back in March 2017 and one lucky fan took a picture with Rupert at the premiere of Georgia's movie Double Date that October. Fast forward three years and they were welcoming their first child together in May 2020.

Six months later, Rupert joined Instagram and revealed his daughter's name in his first post

"Hey Instagram....only 10 years late, but here I am. Grint on the Gram!" the 32-year-old captioned a sweet photo. "Here to introduce you all to Wednesday G. Grint. Stay safe, Rupert."

Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom)

After meeting in January of the same year at a Celebration of Harry Potter event at Universal Orlando in July 2016, Matthew (a.k.a Neville Longbottom) and Angela Jones got engaged in December of that year. "They're both over the moon," his rep told E! News at the time. "They got together in July and hit it off straight away."

The couple tied the knot in Italy in May 2018

Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy)

Tom Felton had been in a relationship with Jade Olivia since 2008, but the couple reportedly split in 2016. He and Harry Potter co-star Emma Watson briefly sparked romance rumors in 2018 and 2019, but nothing came to fruition between the former costars, much to fans' chagrin. 

Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood)

The actress started dating singer-songwriter AnDel in 2017, but, according to their Instagram profiles, they have since parted ways.

Previously, she had an even more spellbinding relationship, dating actor Robbie Jarvis, who played Harry's dad James in Order of the Phoenix.

Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley)

Bonnie and Harry Potter co-star Jamie Campbell Bower got engaged in 2011, but split the following year.

In 2014, Bonnie opened up about her relationship with new boyfriend Simon Hammerstein, telling The Evening Standard at the time, "We got on really well. That's why we're still together. London's such a melting pot that you can always find lovely people. It's nice being with someone who respects the arts so we talk about everything together."

However, the pair called it quits in 2015 after several years together and Bonnie appeared single...until she posted a Christmas message on Instagram with boyfriend Andrew Lococo. They wed in 2022. Bonnie and Andrew announced in April that they are expecting their first child together.

Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown)

Jessie found love with comedian Alfie Brown. The couple welcomed children Donnie in 2014 and Margot in 2016. In 2020, they added Abraham to their family.

Jessie detailed her "slightly extreme" birth experience, later revealing both Abraham and Alfie contracted COVID-19. They later recovered.

"I watched the news about lockdown from an isolated room in hospital. Poor baby is covid positive," she captioned a photo of the little one in a hospital crib in January 2021. "He's okay and doing well but they are being vigilant and cautious, thankfully."

In 2022, Jessie and Abraham became a family of six, welcoming baby Becker.

Devon Murray (Seamus Finnigan)

The actor welcomed his first child, son Cooper Michael Murray, with longtime girlfriend Shannon McCaffrey in February 2021.

"It still hasn't sunk in just yet that we have our very own little boy," the actor wrote in an Instagram post. "I can't wait to make the most amazing memories with Shannon and Cooper as we begin our little family. I'm so amazed by Shannon and she is now my Hero. I'm so proud of her for everything she has gone through. I can't wait to have you both home. It's so hard having to leave you both. I will love you both forever until my last breathe." 

Cheers to the family of three!