Tom Bateman and Daisy Ridley’s Relationship Timeline Is Literally a Hollywood Rom-Com

For those of you desperately hoping for a chance with Tom Bateman because of how gorgeous he looks in The Love Hypothesis trailer, I am so sorry to break it to you, but he is a taken man. ICYMI, he’s been in a relationship with Daisy Ridley for almost a whole decade (!!!) and they look happy as can be.So before you go all feral once The Love Hypothesis arrives later this month, here’s everything you need to know about Tom and Daisy’s seriously cute relationship, all the way back when they were just co-stars.Jump to:November 2016November 2017April 2018February 2019April 2019November 2019January 2023November 2024October 2025June 2026November 2016Tom and Daisy meet on the set of Murder on the Orient Express—Tom played Bouc, while Daisy starred as Mary Debenham in the film.November 2017Murder on the Orient Express premieres in London, and according to one of the film’s producers, Judy Hofflund, Tom and Daisy made a romantic connection offscreen. “Something kinda happened with Tom and Daisy right? That's public news. I should keep my mouth shut. Oh well,” she told People (via Just Jared).Elsewhere on that eventful red carpet, Tom was asked about his dating life. Like a pro, he deflects the question with ease. “I'm absolutely not going anywhere near that! But nice try,” he said. In response to what Judy told the reporter, Tom simply shrugged it off as a way to get people out to the theater: “They like to create a buzz, they've got to otherwise [no one] will come and see the movie!” Yeah, okay!April 2018Surprise! Daisy and Tom are spotted out in the wild looking totally normal while going out for some food in London. And as a plus, they give fans of their ‘ship a teensy PDA moment by holding hands.Ray Crowder//Getty ImagesFebruary 2019How serious were Tom and Daisy at this point of their relationship? Welp, according to Daily Mail, Tom and Daisy were so serious that they moved in together in an apartment in London's Primrose Hill.April 2019Daisy started wearing a mysterious ring on THAT finger, leading to speculation that she and Tom had a secret engagement or wedding.Daniel Boczarski//Getty ImagesThe same ring remained on her finger throughout June and August, too.Raymond Hall//Getty ImagesDaisy in June 2019.Image Group LA//Getty ImagesDaisy in August 2019.November 2019 Marie Claire attempted to put an end to the engagement rumors through their interview with Daisy, but she neither confirmed nor denied that an engagement or wedding took place between her and Tom.“It's a really nice ring that I wear,” she told the mag. “Oh my God. It's the first time I've publicly been asked this one.” Daisy noted that she prefers to be private about her relationship, and as such, won’t ever be sharing too many details about her and Tom.“The thing is, I've never talked about my personal life. So I won't talk about it now. I'm so aware of how much information about my life is out there, so if there's one thing I don't want to talk about...” she said before pivoting to another subject.January 2023 Remember when Daisy said that she and Tom wouldn’t be sharing too many details about their personal lives? Well, fans finally got a breakthrough with her 2023 interview with Rolling Stone, during which Daisy finally confirmed that she and Tom married at some point. “Yes! I got married,” she shared when asked about her ring, but literally did not share any nugget of information about their wedding, LOL.In a separate interview with AP that month, Daisy also gushed about starring in a movie that Tom wrote. “I am starting a movie on Monday that I had the idea of and that my husband has written and that I'm starring in, of course,” she said. “It's very exciting.” That movie would later be titled Magpie.November 2024The pair attended the premiere of Magpie together, looking like the most gorgeous couple on the red carpet.Gareth Cattermole//Getty ImagesOctober 2025 Daisy and Tom went on a casual date night in support of Train Dreams, which she named her favorite movie of 2025.Dave Benett//Getty ImagesJune 2026 In an interview with Extra TV, Tom shared how Daisy reacted to his casting for The Love Hypothesis, and unsurprisingly, she was supportive...even if she didn’t realize just how big a deal the book was.“She just went, ‘I heard about that,’ but we didn't think it was going to be a big thing until the Montreal shooting and I was made aware that it was a bigger deal than I thought it was. But she thought it was great. She basically said, ‘Anything that gets anyone reading,’” he recalled.Ugh, love them.