Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart — who are currently in Vancouver, Canada, shooting Eclipse, the third film in the Twilight movie franchise — “hate” living life in the public eye. The duo don’t like the fact their romance has garnered so much media attention.

“Rob and Kristen hate being recognized wherever they go. They’re always polite to their fans, but they just want to be left alone so they can be a normal couple.”

The source adds that Rob and Kristen, “resent that the media constantly speculates about their relationship. They just want keep things private.”

It was claimed earlier this week that Pattinson, 23, and Stewart, 19, keep their public displays of affection to a minimum — because they want people to believe they’re just good friends — not lovers.

“Yes indeed, they are a couple,” a Twilight insider told E! News. “Rob and Kristen do not even show public displays of affection in front of their friends because they do not want to be talked about.

“The only time you see them being affectionate towards one another is when they are doing a scene together.

“Aside from that, one could still assume they are just friends, and that is what they want outsiders to continue believing.”