With a recent degree in English Literature from Brown University, Emma Watson is much more than an actress, famous for her role in the Harry Potter series.
Born in Paris, France, Watson has been in the public eye since the age of nine. The English actress and model has grown up in front of the world, yet, before her role as Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Watson had no acting experience. Although she had the support of the author of the series, J.K. Rowling after her first screen test, the aspiring child-star had to audition a total of eight times before she was cast for the part, according to Biography.
A model for top fashion brand Burberry, Watson has also had roles in movies like The Perks of Being a Wallflower, My Week with Marilyn and most recently Noah alongside actor Russell Crowe.
Her stardom as a poised and fashion forward 24-year-old actress has made her a Hollywood favorite to people across the world. Here are 10 facts about the intelligent, blonde bombshell that you may not know about Emma Watson.
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[new page= She is a certified meditation and yoga instructor]
Emma Watson decided to take up yoga as a means to have some structure in her chaotic, fast-paced lifestyle, the Huffington Post said.
In an interview with Elle Australia, Watson said, “I was like ‘I need to find a way to always feel safe and at home within myself. Because I can never rely on a physical place."
Yoga was that way to feel safe. According to Elle, Watson became qualified to instruct yoga in between filming scenes for her most recent film Noah.
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[new page= Emma has two cats]
Watson is an animal lover. Her two cat’s names are Bubbles and Domino.
— Emma Watson (@EmWatson) June 23, 2013
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[new page= Emma’s favorite drink may surprise you]
Watson who appeared on Late Show with David Letterman back in 2011 when she was 21, joked that she has been drunk, despite her good-girl persona.
"Yes, I have. I got very very drunk once in my life, as everyone does," she declared. "I got drunk! I have been drunk! I'll bow to that!"
According to Harpers Bazaar, Watson’s favorite alcoholic drink is gin and tonic.
Skip to 7:51 in the video below for Watson’s discussion of her drinking habits.
[new page= She threw a party for fellow students at Brown]
Although Watson was nervous to attend Brown, as a celebrity that all of her fellow classmates and professors would recognize, her experience became easier over time. In fact, she was never even asked for an autograph while on campus.
"I threw a party for nearly 100 students and not a single person put a photo on Facebook," Watson told BostInno.
— Emma Watson (@EmWatson) May 25, 2014
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[new page= No one yelled “10 points for Gryffindor” at Brown]
Despite the myth that a fellow student of Watson’s yelled out “10 points for Gryffindor” when she answered a question correctly in class at Brown, Watson denies that it ever happened to her in an interview with Time.
“Maybe someone said it under their breath, but I've never, ever had anyone say that when I've been in a class,” she said.
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[new page= If she wasn’t a celebrity for a day she would…]
Emma Watson was asked by Time, if she could stop being a celebrity for a day, what would she do?
It’s no surprise that Watson is a music junkie, she tweets the names and artists of many of her favorite songs. Buzzfeed even published an article about Watson’s tweets and musical interest.
Therefore, it’s no wonder that her answer to Time’s question was that she would stand in the middle of a mosh pit at a rock concert.
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[new page= Watson has four siblings]-
Watson’s parents, who are both lawyers, divorced in 1995. Her brother, Alex, is three years younger than her. Both of her parents remarried. Aside from Alex, she has a younger half-brother Toby, who was born 2003, and two half-sisters Lucy and Nina who are identical twins, born in 2004. According to IMDb she also has two stepbrothers through her mother's remarriage.
Below Watson is pictured with her brother Alex.
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[new page= Born in Paris, she speaks French]
Parlez-vous français? Emma Watson does, speak French that is. Born in Paris, France, Watson lived there with her parents until she was five years old. She then moved to England.
However, the cultured actress told The Hour she doesn’t speak it as well as she used to.
“Both my parents speak fluently.” Watson said about France and the language, “I need to go back there and brush up.”
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[new page= Watch out she can pack a punch]
In an interview with Paste Magazine, Watson said that not only is reading a distressor for her but actually hitting someone while filming a scene helps too.
“I’ve found that very physical acting—hitting someone as part of the action, and when the script calls for it—also helps! It’s very satisfying,” Watson told Paste.
Perhaps Watson should take up boxing?
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[new page= Watson’s fellow students at Brown were strangely watchful over her]
Watson revealed on The Ellen Show that her fellow classmates at Brown didn’t bully her at all and in fact they were, as she put it, “weirdly protective” of her and her college experience.
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