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Are Emma Watson and Kaya Scodelario Friends? Know The Truth
Kaya Rose Scodelario-Davis, popularly known as Kaya Scodelario, was born on March 13, 1992. She is a British actress known for her versatile…
Kaya Rose Scodelario-Davis, popularly known as Kaya Scodelario, was born on March 13, 1992. She is a British actress known for her versatile performances in film and TV shows.
Born in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, her acting career began at a young age when she attended Islington Arts and Media School. She found herself participating in school plays as a means of coping with bullying.
Scodelario rose to prominence for her role as Effy Stonem, a complex and troubled character in the groundbreaking British teen drama series Skins. The character earned her Golden Nymph nomination twice.
Kaya Scoderalio as Effy from Season One of ‘Skins’ (Source: E4)
Following her success in Skins, Scodelario transitioned to feature films, where she continued to showcase her talent. She marked her film debut with sci-fi-thriller Moon.
In 2010, she starred as Cathy in an adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. Scodelario earned praises for her role as a “heart wrenching revelation”.
The success was followed by a string of projects like The Truth About Emanuel and Southcliffe until she finally starred in the critically acclaimed dystopian thriller The Maze Runner. Scodelario played the lead female character, Teresa, a role she reprised in subsequent sequels. She also had a starring role in the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
Additionally, she showcased her acting chops in horror films like Crawland Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.
Off-screen, Scodelario is known for her activism and advocacy work. She has been vocal about issues such as mental health awareness and gender equality in the entertainment industry.
Kaya Scodelario and Emma Watson are good friends
Emma Watson is one of the prominent British actresses. With her roles as Hermione Granger in all of the Harry Potter films and remarkable performances in films like The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Little Women, Emma Watson has made a name for herself and is one of the biggest stars in the industry.
Scodelario and Watson are reportedly good friends. CelebWell has reported that the two have been friends for years. While the two like to lead private lives, they have been seen grabbing burgers together, and many articles claim that the British actresses have been close friends for a long time.
Kaya Scodelario and Emma Watson were captured while grabbing a burger together in 2009 (Source: Pinterest)
The friendship caught the eyes of the fans when they were seen sharing a friendly kiss as they left the Gourmet Burger Kitchen in Hampstead, London, back in 2009. According to the sources, Scodelario was busy filming for her show Skins, and Watson was filming for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I amidst this little rendezvous.
Kaya Scodelario has been linked with her co-actors
Scodelario has been linked with some of her co-stars in the past. Notably, she met her husband, Benjamin Walker, on the set of the film The King’s Daughter. The couple started dating during the production of the movie and got engaged in December 2014.
Kaya Scodelario and her ex-husband Benjamin Walker (Source: Getty Images)
They tied the knot in December 2015 and have a son (8) and a daughter (16) together. However, Walker and Scodelario announced their separation in February 2024. In a joint statement shared with The Sun, Scodelario and Walker confirmed their separation and shared that they would remain the best of friends and co-parents to their kids.
Before her marriage to Benjamin Walker, Scodelario was also in a relationship with her Skins co-star, Jack O’nell, for about a year before they broke up in 2009. Soon after the breakup, Scodelario was reportedly in a relationship with Shameless fame Elliott Tittensor. Scodelario and Tittensor parted ways in 2014, right before she met her ex-husband.