Her list of ex-boyfriends includes Silicon Valley millionaires and the son of high street guru Sir Philip Green.

But Harry Potter star Emma Watson may now have cast her spell over a Syrian refugee filmmaker, who was seen putting a smile on her face this week.

The actress, 33, cosied up to Hᴀssan Akkad – an English teacher in Damascus turned writer and human rights activist – at a lunch in Mayfair.

Ms Watson and Mr Akkad, who arrived in the UK by dinghy in 2015 following an 87-day journey across Europe, enjoyed a date at expensive Italian restaurant Cecconi’s, where starters cost up to £23.

One onlooker said: ‘They seemed very cosy.’

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