The Crown's Princess Diana star Emma Corrin splits with Oscar winner partner Rami Malek after two years

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Marcus Donaldson

By Marcus Donaldson


Published: 13/04/2025

- 12:59

Updated: 13/04/2025

- 14:29

Emma Corrin and Rami Malek began their relationship in 2023

The Crown star Emma Corrin and Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek have quietly ended their relationship after nearly two years together, sources have revealed.

The pair, who have been separated "for some time", are now thought to have finally called it quits.


Corrin, 29, rose to fame portraying Princess Diana in Netflix's The Crown, winning a Golden Globe for the performance.

Malek, 43, is best known for his Oscar-winning portrayal of Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody and later appeared as Bond villain Lyutsifer Safin in No Time To Die.

Emma Corrin and Rami Malek

Emma Corrin and Rami Malek have split after two years together

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The couple were first spotted together at a Bruce Springsteen concert in London in July 2023, shortly after Malek's breakup with Lucy Boynton, his Bohemian Rhapsody co-star.

Their romance developed publicly when they were seen kissing at a restaurant in Margate, Kent, where Corrin owns a home.

Eyewitnesses at Buoy and Oyster in Kent described them as "very passionate and looking into each other's eyes".

Despite making several red-carpet appearances together, the pair remained notoriously private about their relationship.

Emma Corrin in The Crown

Corrin played a young Princess Diana, then Lady Diana Spencer, in The Crown

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In a interview last May, Corrin declined to discuss their relationship with Malek.

Malek was similarly reserved, with his few public comments describing Corrin as "fascinating" and gushing about a surprise Thanksgiving dinner she had prepared that "blew him away".

The news, per The Daily Mail, comes less than a year after the former couple reportedly purchased a £5 million mansion together in Hampstead, north-west London.

It remains unclear whether Corrin or Malek still live in the palatial house or if they plan to sell it.

Elizabeth Debicki and Emma Corrin

Corrin was succeeded by Elizabeth Debicki in the role of Diana

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Corrin, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, will be keeping busy with upcoming projects despite the breakup.

They have been cast as Elizabeth Bennet in Netflix's adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice, starring opposite Jack Lowden as Mr Darcy.

"Playing Elizabeth Bennet is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Corrin said about the role.

They have also recently starred in 2024's Nosferatu and Deadpool & Wolverine.

Corrin came out as queer in 2021 and has spoken about facing "vitriol" regarding their gender identity.

Malek on the other hand, after starring in Christopher Nolan's critical and box office behemoth Oppenheimer, is awaiting the release of his new spy thriller The Amateur.