Emma Watson was born in 1990, famous worldwide since childhood when she played the witch Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series. She continues to impress when appearing in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) and more recently Beauty and the Beast (2017), Little Women (2019).
However, in fact, Emma Watson has not acted in a movie since December 2018, when she finished filming the adaptation of “Little Women”. After that, the British star entered the business. In 2020, she was invited to the board of directors by Kering fashion group – the parent company of Gucci, standing on a par with many other successful entrepreneurs.
Until a recent interview with the Financial Times, Emma Watson said for the first time that she felt “not very satisfied” with her acting career. That’s why she stopped acting at the end of 2018, so far there is no specific plan to return to this work.
Watson said that as the star of a movie, she feels that all criticism is directed at her, or that she is responsible for problems she cannot control.
”I feel like I’m trapped in a cage, and one of the hardest things is answering questions that I can’t control. For example, when a new movie comes out, every reporter can ask. me: ‘Is that detail really relevant to your point of view?’ It’s hard to be the face and spokesperson for such things,” said the British star.
However, Watson said, I will continue to wait for the right opportunities to once again stand in front of the camera lens. She said: “I’m happy to wait for the next right thing. I love what I do and don’t have to try to be different people to please others.”
Emma Watson’s answer also partly denied the rumors last year, when many newspapers said that the reason she gave up acting was to spend time with the rumored fiancé. Watson’s manager also confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that: “Emma’s social media accounts are in hibernation, not her career”.
The past “struggling” for popularity
The Harry Potter series is a series that has earned $7.7 billion worldwide and has won the hearts of audiences around the globe, even in 2023 people still watch and enjoy the film. The huge success brought the young cast to explosive popularity. However, not everyone enjoys being the center of attention, and Emma Watson is one of them.
Baby Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, Harry Potter movie.
Living the life of luxury and fame sounds appealing, but the complete loss of privacy in public is also a big deal.
In an interview with British Vogue, Emma Watson shared that she was only 9 years old when she became a star and since then, she has struggled to cope with the condition. The female star sometimes feels guilty about it.
”I was in therapy and always had the thought: Why me? If it were someone else, they would definitely love and enjoy this aspect more than me. And I struggled a lot with this. guilt around that. I should be excited, should be grateful, but I really couldn’t do it,” she said.
In a separate interview once with Vanity Fair, Watson shared that she loves acting, but movie premieres will make her nervous and often feel that the star life is not for her.
”I’ve been doing this since I was 10 or 11 years old. Sometimes I often think, is it my fault for being too serious? Or am I being too difficult? Am I unusual?”
She also often has to repeat herself about her true origins and identity. That brings a certain weight, helping her find the direction of life, rather than becoming a fictional character in any series or movie.
”That was one of the most difficult things for me, because when we were in this movie, the three of us—Dan, Rupert, and I—were just kids. What happened itself. coming out to us is already like a fantasy story.
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint.
So the story of my life has been noticed by the public more and more. That’s why I’m ‘obsessed’ about my own private identity. I wanted to have a separation between the character I played and my real self.”
Emma Watson’s moves and psychology are understandable because she has entered the limelight since she was very young. In particular, a few years ago, after a speech about feminism, she was also threatened by hackers to release a series of sensitive photos on social networks because her statements made him angry. Watson did not hesitate to express his extreme anger.
That’s why, despite becoming a famous star with a fortune of tens of millions of dollars, the image of Watson in front of the media is always a woman with a private life. The audience has never heard of Emma Watson participating in lavish parties, festivals, buying expensive items or getting entangled in love noise. On the contrary, people heard that she went to school, gave speeches, called for a change in awareness and action of the community in the face of painful realities… She herself always said that her private life is very simple, even boring so fans don’t have to be curious.
*Source: Fandom Wire, Financial Times, E! News
