Two updates in a week, after over a year without any news, seems too good to be true! 😂 And yet…
Emma joined Jay Shetty for an interview that has just just been released in an episode of his podcast, which is available on Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. You can watch the full video with Emma below.
Do you think fame makes people happy?
Would you give up money for peace of mind?
Today, Jay sits down with Emma Watson, actress, activist, and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, for a rare and deeply personal conversation. Beloved around the world as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, Emma has since become a powerful voice for gender equality and sustainability. In this exclusive interview, Emma reflects on her decision to step away from Hollywood and shares how time for study and self-discovery has allowed her to redefine success, find fulfillment, and reclaim her voice.
Emma shares the challenges of growing up in the public eye, carrying enormous responsibility from such a young age, and the courage it took to step back from a thriving career to prioritize her health and personal growth. She reflects on how fame blurred the lines between who she was and the roles she played, and how learning to embrace vulnerability, discomfort, and imperfection has become central to her growth.
Together, Jay and Emma explore the power of speaking truth with kindness, the importance of creating art from personal experience, and why building authentic relationships rooted in honesty and care matters more than any external achievement.
In this interview, you’ll learn:
How to Be Honest With Yourself
How to Learn From Discomfort
How to Embrace Failure as a Starting Point
How to Separate Who You Are From What You Do
How to Build Truly Supportive Friendships
How to Step Away While Staying True to Yourself
How to Speak Truth With Kindness
How to Live Aligned With Your ValuesEvery day is a chance to pause, return to what matters most, and take even the smallest step toward living with honesty and purpose. You’re allowed to evolve, to begin again, and to create a life that feels whole and meaningful, one choice, one conversation, one truth at a time.
With Love and Gratitude,
Jay Shetty
Hi everyone!
It’s been such a long time – this is our first post of 2025! I hope you’ve all been well.
Emma is on the cover of the September issue of Hollywood Authentic! She was photographed by Greg Williams, and interviewed by Hassan Akkad. The photos have been added to our gallery, and you can read the interview below.





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Emma Watson invites Greg Williams to a game of pickleball in Cannes as she revels in being the happiest and healthiest she has ever been. She tells her friend and filmmaker Hassan Akkad about shedding her public persona, holding space for change and how walking away from things is much harder than walking towards them…
Emma Watson is currently living in the present, practicing being in the world without the pressure of producing. This past May, that meant travelling to the Cannes Film Festival to immerse herself in movies with her friend and filmmaker Hassan Akkad after a self-imposed break from the public eye. It’s there that Greg Williams captured pictures of the actor playing her new obsession: pickleball. ‘It’s the sound the ball makes when you smack it; it’s the best therapy I never paid for,’ she says as she plays. Having had a hectic film career since she was just 10 years old and cast as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter franchise (going on to The Bling Ring, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Beauty and the Beast and Little Women), Watson has since taken a calculated step back from acting to continue her education and challenge herself. After they return from the French Riviera, Watson and Akkad catch up to discuss the exploration of creativity and having the courage to leave something behind.
HA: How are you? What’s been going on?
EW: I’m good. Just been working really hard. I’m working on – actually, I’m not going to say what, because then people are like, ‘Well, when is it happening? What’s going on with this thing?’ So I’m just going to say that I’m working on something that I’ve never done before. So I feel a bit like a person who’s in the dark, stumbling around, looking for the edges of something, and hoping [laughs]. It sounds like I’m trying to find a light switch. But it’s good. That’s the process. That’s the process of making things, isn’t it?
According to the website CNA Lifestyle, as well as the event’s official website, Emma is set to speak at this year’s TechLaw.Fest alongside her father, Chris Watson. The event will be held in Singapore, but it is unclear whether the Watsons will be there in person or through video conference.
The Harry Potter star will speak about diversity and inclusivity on Thursday (Sep 12) alongside her father, renowned communications law expert Chris Watson. Other speakers at TechLaw.Fest 2024 include Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law Edwin Tong, and Singaporean musician Inch Chua.
This year’s TechLaw.Fest will be held from Sep 11 to 12 at the Heliconia Ballroom of Sands Expo and Convention Centre. To enter the event, visitors will have to register for a pass on its official website.
Hi guys! How’s 2024 treating you so far?
We’ve updated our gallery with photos of Emma’s first public event of the year! She was at the Prada Fall/Winter 2024 Fashion Show in Milan, which was a part of Milan Fashion Week. As a reminder, Emma is the face of Prada’s PARADOXE fragrance, so her partnership with the brand has been ongoing for a couple of years.




