Kristen Stewart has stated the obvious – she finds her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson “handsome”.

Only announcing what thousands of admiring fans already knew about the British actor, the 19-year-old said of Rob, “I think he’s really handsome.”

Stewart is rumored to have been dating Pattinson for a while now, although neither will admit there is any romance involved in the relationship.

Despite the “are they? aren’t they?” dating stories, Kristen continued to say: “I’ve become more comfortable with the whole tabloid rumor stuff.

“It’s like a soap opera, so it doesn’t bother me and I don’t take it personally. And because I’ve had so much experience now, it’s easier.

“As soon as I stopped trying to control everything that came out of my mouth, and every picture that came out, I felt happier.”

Kristen is currently promoting her latest movie The Runaways, in which she stars as Joan Jett – alongside Dakota Fanning (who briefly appeared with Stewart in Twilight: New Moon).