Name of Emma Watson’s mystery man revealed after Venice visit

She was spotted spending some quality time with a mystery man in Venice, Italy last week.

And the name of Emma Watson’s friend has now been revealed – she has been hanging out with American business man Ryan Walsh, according to The Sun.

Just days after it was reported she’d split from the son of retail tycoon Sir Philip Green, Brandon, Emma, 33, could be seen smiling as she walked alongside Ryan.

The pair rode in one of the city’s water taxis and dined at a restaurant on the tiny island of La Certosa, where they were joined by two others.

Harry Potter actress Emma was with Brandon for 18 months and it was also in Venice where their relationship became public after they were spotted affectionately holding hands.

Out and about: Emma and Ryan were seen smiling as they walked alongside each other in Italy, just weeks after she split from her boyfriend Brandon Green (Emma pictured in 2018)

For her visit with Ryan, the actress wore a silk summer dress and oversized white shirt, while her companion dressed down in a black T-shirt and black linen shorts.

The film star is believed to have been pictured with her friend in 2019, and also in Venice – but that time it was Venice, California.

MailOnline has contacted a representative for Emma for comment.

Emma and Brandon are said to have split some time after Christmas – following a ‘serious’ romance which lasted around 18 months.

Brandon had a reputation as a party-lover and previously dated a number of models. He was once caught patting Kate Moss’ bottom on holiday in St Barths.

Raised in the tax haven of Monaco his Bar Mitzvah, at the fabled Hotel Du Cap, included performances by Beyonce and Andrea Bocelli.

However, more recently he demonstrated an interest in good works including biodiversity and the oceans, and was described as ‘polite and smart’ by friends.

With a fledgling tech investments company, Brendan had seemed a good match for Watson, a serious-minded woman who took a degree at Brown University post-Potter.

Hand-in-hand: Actress Emma was with Brandon for 18 months and it was also in Venice where their relationship became public after they were spotted affectionately holding hands (Emma and Brandon pictured last year)

She now harbours ambitions behind the camera, having set up two film production companies and directed herself in a Prada commercial.

She has also developed a grape-based gin, Renais – some of the grapes for it come from her father’s vineyard in France.

Emma famously remarked during a period when she was single that she was ‘self-partnered’ but by more conventional standards she has been a serial monogamist – and serially unlucky in love.

An early boyfriend was rugby player Tom Ducker. He was followed by a more serious romance with fellow Oxford University students Will Adamowicz and Matt Janney.

Long-term: Emma has a number of exes, including fellow University of Oxford alum Will Adamowicz, who she was with from 2011 till 2013 (Emma and Will pictured in 2012)

She has dated three young tech millionaires, most significantly the entrepreneur William ‘Mack’ Knight. They split in late 2017 after a two year romance. On the rebound she had a six month love affair with handsome Glee actor Chord Overstreet. They broke up during the summer of 2018.

She was then spotted sharing cocktails with tech CEO Brendan Wallace, the is co-founder of a venture capital fund who she may – or may not – be dating again now.

By the summer of 2019, she had moved on to another tech millionaire, Brendan Iribe, CEO of Oculus. He was followed by businessman Leo Robinton, with whom she spent two years.

In an interview she said: ‘The boyfriends or partners I’ve had have generally made me feel really cherished. They’ve built me up.’