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Actress Emma Watson goes back to school
A ctress Emma Watson has begun a master’s degree in creative writing at Oxford University.
The 33-year-old Harry Potter star was spotted at the matriculation ceremony marking her formal admission into the university last week, wearing the traditional dress of black gown, white blouse and black ribbon.
It is believed Emma, who has an estimated net worth of around £74m, became interested in creative writing after penning poetry and essays on love, friendships and relationships during the Covid-19 lockdown.
She has also cut back on her acting career, which began at the age of nine, when she landed the role of book-loving Hogwarts student Hermione Granger in JK Rowling’s hit franchise. Her last film role was in Greta Gerwig’s Little Women in 2019.
Discussing her decision, she said: “I wasn’t very happy, if I’m being honest. I think I felt a bit caged. The thing I found really hard was that I had to go out and sell something that I really didn’t have very much control over. To stand in front of a film and have every journalist be able to say: ‘How does this align with your viewpoint?’
“It was very difficult to have to be the face and the spokesperson for things where I didn’t get to be involved in the process.”
Paris-born Emma, who was brought up in Oxfordshire and attended the city’s Dragon and Headington schools, previously studied at Oxford’s Worcester College for a year as part of her degree in English literature at Brown University in the US. She graduated (above) in 2014.
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HAYDN GYWNNE
‘Drop the Dead Donkey’ star dies after cancer battle Actress Haydn Gywnne has passed away at the age of 66. The Drop the Dead Donkey star, who also played Camilla in The Windsors , died after a short battle with cancer. She also played Billy Elliot’s dance teacher in the eponymous West End show and on Broadway in New York, for which she was nominated for a Tony.
“It is with great sadness we are sharing with you that, following her recent diagnosis with cancer, the star of stage and screen Haydn Gwynne died in hospital in the small hours of Friday 20 October, surrounded by her beloved sons, close family and friends,” a statement from her family read. “We would like to thank the staff and teams at the Royal Marsden and Brompton Hospitals for their wonderful care over the last few weeks.”
SIR MICHAEL CAINE
Says ‘The Great Escaper’ is his final acting role Sir Michael Caine has confirmed he has retired from acting at the age of 90, following a career that saw him win two Oscars.
Sir Michael’s last film is this year’s The Great Escaper, in which he stars alongside Glenda Jackson, who died in June at the age of 87.
