Emma Watson's fans have been left floored with the actress' new 'side quest'.
Watson is best known for starring at Hermione Granger in the well-loved Harry Potter franchise and has been in the spotlight since the age of 10.
She starred in all eight movies based on the books penned by JK Rowling, and later took on roles in Little Women, Beauty and The Beast, Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Bling Ring.
Little Women, released in 2019, was Watson's last movie venture. She's since turned her attention to her studies and is currently at Oxford University — the same British city where the 35-year-old was born and raised — getting a master's in creative writing.
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And it seems as if Watson is fully immersing herself in student life at the prestige college and has taken on an unexpected role in one of Oxford's sports societies.
Watson has seemingly taken of the role of coxswain for one of the university's rowing teams and, in images obtained by Mail Online, the actress was seen sitting at the bow of the New College women’s third team's boat in late May.
Watson kept a low profile wearing a pair of Ray Bans, white cap, and a white sleeveless polo shirt paired with a life jacket.
Images of the day in question have been shared on Reddit where Harry Potter fans have been left in shock to see what the actress is currently up to.
One person described her coxswaining as an 'insanely random side quest'. Another person said: "Imagine Emma Watson just randomly being your coxswain?"
Elsewhere, people applauded Watson for her apparent hobby and for living a normal life.
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"You know what, good for her. Finding a sport or hobby you love is wonderful," somebody said.
"I love how she’s just off doing her own thing, going to school, and going on these little side quests," echoed another Redditor.
A third went on: "I love how normal she is," while someone else hailed her unique hobby as 'awesome'.
Speaking to Vogue for a January 2024 edition of the magazine, Watson shared that she's happy that she's taken a step back from acting.
"I’m just so glad that I did [step away from acting] because I have this feeling of having my own voice and creative space and sovereignty in some way that I don’t think I did before – more autonomy," she said.
"I'm so glad that I allowed things to be messy for a minute and to really allow myself to not know [what’s next], because the knowing that I’ve come to, I wouldn’t trade that for anything."
Topics: Emma Watson, Harry Potter, Sport, UK News, Celebrity
Niamh Shackleton