Man who posted naked Emma Watson pics online faces jail

London, June 4 (ANI): The man, who had created digitally altered photographs of Emma Watson and posted them online, is facing jail.

John Cavanagh has pleaded guilty to 19 counts of making an indecent image of a child. He had mocked up eight pictures of the Harry Potter star and pasted it on another picture of an under-aged girl.

“If you look at it you will see that the head is marginally too big for the body (but clearly too big!) and the angle of the face is physically impossible with the body in that position,” The Daily Express quoted Watson’s representative as saying.

The images were discovered on Cavanagh”s computer when officials tried to arrest him – and he has since pleaded guilty.

Judge Anthony Hammond told the 39 year old, “Miss Watson will be very distressed to learn what you have been doing.”

The case has been adjourned for two weeks after Cavanagh dismissed his legal team. (ANI)

Emma Watson calls in lawyers over nude online pic

Melbourne, May 12 (ANI): Harry Potter star Emma Watson has called in lawyers over a nude Internet image which has been declared fake by her representatives already.

The image, the location of which was not revealed by The Sun, was a computer creation, as per reports from The Daily Telegraph.

“If you look at it you will see that the head is marginally too big for the body (but clearly too big!) and the angle of the face is physically impossible with the body in that position,” her spokesman said.

Her representatives went on to add that the Potter star is a favourite subject for those who try to manipulate images on the Internet. (ANI)

Emma Watson says she’s the worst in her acting class

London, May 7 (ANI): Harry Potter star Emma Watson thinks she is the worst student in her acting class.

Watson, who has been playing the role of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, put her career on hold to enrol at Brown University in America, where she also studies European women”s history and Ovid”s Metamorphoses.

And despite performing in Hollywood over the past decade, Watson remains modest about her abilities.

“I think I”m actually the worst person in the class,” the Telegraph quoted her as telling Vanity Fair magazine. (ANI)

Cheryl Cole voted ”decade”s most stylish woman”

London, May 4 (ANI): Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole is the most stylish woman of the decade, according to a poll of more than 1,300 British women aged 18 or over.

Thirty four percent of British women believe that Ashley Cole”s estranged wife should be given iconic status.

Lady Gaga came second with 11 per cent votes, reports The Telegraph.

The 26-year-old X Factor judge was recently voted the world”s sexiest woman for the second year running in an annual survey for the men”s magazine FHM.

Madonna was voted the most innovative and stylish female of the eighties.

Jacqui Thomas of Galaxy Counters said: “One in three British women say stone wash denim was one of the best trends to come out of the 1980s and it has definitely made a comeback of late although in a revamped design from its original form.”

The top six fashion icons of today:

1. Cheryl Cole: 34 percent
2. Lady Gaga: 11 percent
3= Emma Watson: 4 percent
4= Sienna Miller: 4 percent
5. Lily Allen: 3 percent
6. Agyness Deyn: 2 percent

The best trends of the 1980s:

1. Stone wash denim: 32 percent
2. Fashion sunglasses): 27 percent
3. Leg warmers: 17 percent
4. Ra Ra skirts: 14 percent
5. Dancewear as fashion: 11 percent. (ANI)

Cheryl Cole most searched-for name on the net

London, Mar 27 (ANI): Cheryl Cole has topped a chart of online celebrity searches.

As per a study of Orange mobile phone users” most searched-for stars, the singer’s name was 40 per cent more popular than Miley Cyrus and Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson, reports The Mirror.

Cheryl topped the list among Orange customers, the company”s Orange Digital Media Index showed.

Paul Jevons, Orange”s director of products and services, said: “Mobile searches are a real barometer of fame and reflect the public”s fascination with celebrities when on the move.”

Emma Watson was fourth in the poll, followed by Amanda Holden, Vanessa Hudgens, Taylor Lautner, Danielle Lloyd, Billie Piper and Lindsay Lohan. (ANI)

Emma Watson splits from longterm beau

London, March 15 (ANI): Emma Watson has reportedly resumed her single status after splitting from her longterm boyfriend.

The Harry Potter actress, who began dating financier Jay Barrymore in 2008, was said to have put an end to the romance just months after moving to the US to pursue a university degree.

“Emma and Jay were in trouble for months and with Emma at Brown University in America, the transatlantic gap proved too much for their relationship to survive,” the Daily Star quoted a source as telling the Mail.

The 19-year-old star was named Hollywood’s highest paid female star of 2009 in a list compiled by Vanity Fair magazine. (ANI)

Emma Watson used gap year to design teen summer wear for People Tree

London, Sep 18 (ANI): Harry Potter star Emma Watson has revealed that she spent her gap year designing a ‘complete teenage summer wardrobe’ for the fair trade fashion brand People Tree.

Watson, 19, who has just enrolled at Brown University in the US, acted as a creative advisor for the ethical fashion collection, which will reach shops in February.

“I wanted to help People Tree produce a younger range because I was excited by the idea of using fashion as a tool to help alleviate poverty and knew it was something I could help make a difference with,” Sky News quoted her as saying.

“I think young people like me are becoming increasingly aware of the humanitarian and environmental issues surrounding fast fashion and want to make good choices but there aren’t many options out there.

“It has been the most incredible gap year project,” she added.

Among items that the teen actress has had a hand in designing were knitwear, cotton t-shirts, jersey dresses, and poplin shorts.

Her range also includes some more bizarre items, including “bohemian hand embroidered bed throws, recycled sweetie wrapper jewellery, banana fibre slouchy beanies and head scarves.”

They will be sold by People Tree, a company which aims at supporting developing countries and promoting environmental projects. (ANI)

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson enter Guinness World Records book

London, September 15 (ANI): ‘Harry Potter’ stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson have entered the Guinness World Records book by becoming the highest grossing lead actors of the decade.

The young actors were ahead of their many Hollywood counterparts, the Telegraph reports.

Radcliffe’s films made massive 558 million dollars, while Watson, who appeared in The Tale of Despereaux apart from the wizard series, raised 753.7 million dollars.

Meanwhile, Miley Cyrus was ranked the highest earning child actor, making an approximate 25 million dollars last year.

Nicole Kidman was listed as the most overpaid actress in Hollywood. (ANI)

Emma Watson excited to be at Brown university

London, September 10 (ANI): Emma Watson has revealed her excitement as she makes the smooth transition from being an actress to a student at a university in the US.

The ‘Harry Potter’ star, who plays Hermione Granger in the hit wizard series, recently arrived at Brown University, Rhode Island.

“I’m having the most amazing time, I’m still so excited to be here,” the Telegraph quoted her as saying on her official web site.

“I’ve already met so many incredible people. I’m over my jet lag now and I just want classes to start!” she added.

The 19-year-old Brit, who grew up in Oxfordshire and passed all her A-levels with straight A grades, is studying art and literature at the prestigious institution. (ANI)

Watson ‘makes smooth transition from actress to student’

London, September 7 (ANI): ‘Harry Potter’ star Emma Watson seems to have made a smooth transition from her glamorous life as an actress to a simple life of a student.

The 19-year-old beauty was spotted wearing a simple white T-shirt, denim shorts, and trainers in her campus at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island.

She apparently looked happy and relaxed under the sun as she chilled with her friends.

Watson also passed all her A-levels with straight A grades.

She even believes that going to university will make her a better actress.

“I actually think going to university will make me a better actress,” the Daily Express quoted her as saying.

She added: “It sounds so geeky, but I really do like studying and reading, and if I’m not working on Harry Potter, then my greatest relaxation is to sit with a book.”

Watson is taking a degree in literature. (ANI)

Watson charms classmates with magic trick on first day of college

London, September 7 (ANI): ‘Harry Potter’ star Emma Watson had magic tricks up her sleeves to charm her classmates on the first day of her college.

She showed how from a sitting position to magically raise yourself to standing without putting your hands on the ground, reports the Sun.

The 19-year-old beauty’s friends apparently had a hearty laugh on seeing the trick.

Watson is pursuing a degree in Literature at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island. (ANI)

Emma Watson likes to watch initial ‘chipmunk Harry Potter’ films

Washington, July 15 (ANI): ‘Harry Potter’ actress Emma Watson has said that she prefers watching earlier films in the franchise because she looks like a “chipmunk” in them, and does not recognise herself.

Watson, who has been playing Hermione Granger since she was 10, likes to watch the initial ‘Harry Potter’ instalments because she looks so different.

“Really, I find it easier to watch the earlier films, which might surprise you, because I had the whole bushy hair, chipmunk face, big cheek thing going on, which wasn’t a great look for me. Actually, I find that easier to watch because I can completely disconnect myself. It felt like such a long time ago. I really don’t identify myself with that girl,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

She added: “However, the ones from one or two years ago – I find them much, much harder to watch.”

Emma has starred in six ‘Harry Potter’ movies, and is currently shooting the final two. (ANI)

Radcliffe’s fans often give him plastic ‘fold up’ ear-type unusual gifts

Washington, July 15 (ANI): Hollywood actor Daniel Radcliffe was once gifted a rubber ear by a Japanese fan.

The 19-year-old star, best known for playing boy wizard Harry Potter in the famous film series, has revealed that some admirers give him unusual gifts to show their devotion.

“One Japanese fan sent me a present – a plastic ear. It was rubbery and you were supposed to fold it up and hold it in your hand, then walk into a party and go, ‘Oh my God, there’s something wrong with my ear!’ and let it unfold,” Contactmusic quoted him as having told Britain’s Zoo magazine.

“Everyone thought it was weird – then I found out that it’s a famous Japanese comedian’s best joke!” he added.

Radcliffe denied that he ever had romantic feelings for his co-star Emma Watson, but admitted that spending his teen years on the sets of the hit franchise was sexually frustrating.

“I know people always like to say that we’re dating, but it’s just not happening. There’s something really incestuous about the idea of it,” he added. (ANI)

Watson’s Granger role voted ‘Most Beloved Character in Harry Potter Franchise’

Washington, July 15 (ANI): Emma Watson’s Hermione Granger role has been voted the ‘Most Beloved Character in the Harry Potter Franchise’ in a new poll.

Fans of the wizard tales said that the bushy-haired academic is their favourite member in the Harry Potter gang, reports Contactmusic.

Fans are convinced that the British actress will have the most successful career after the films come to an end in 2011.

According to 51 per cent of the fans, Watson would enjoy a more lucrative future than her co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, with 39 per cent insisting she’d become a sex symbol.

The 19-year-old actress has already proved a hit on the fashion circuit, landing modelling jobs with high-class design house Burberry. (ANI)

Emma Watson embarrasses Harry Potter co-stars with table tennis skills

London, July 15 (ANI): British actress Emma Watson has thrashed her Harry Potter co-stars at table tennis so often that they are now too frightened to play her.

Rupert Grint kept a ping-pong table in his room during shooting of ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’, reports the Sun.

However, the 19-year-old, who plays who plays Hermione Granger, is so good at table tennis that co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Grint have banned her from taking them on.

Radcliffe told Zoo magazine that Watson “wipes the floor with me every time I play her.” (ANI)

Emma Watson had crush on Harry Potter co-star Tom Felton

Washington, July 14(ANI): Harry Potter star Emma Watson has confessed that she never had feelings for Danielle Radcliffe or Rupert Grint, instead she had a crush on Tom Felton, who plays Draco Malfoy in the wizard films.

“I have to confess, I had a bit of a crush on Tom Felton in the earlier films, but never on Daniel or Rupert, they are just good friends,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

However, Grint, who plays Ron Weasley, had recently confessed that he and Radcliffe had crush on Watson.

He told FHM magazine: “Emma’s a pretty girl. Have Daniel or I ever hit on Emma? Well, she’s quite popular with the cast. As for who has the worst crush on her – me or Radcliffe – I’d rather not say.”

The new film ‘Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince’ will release on July 15. (ANI)

Emma Watson, Marilyn Manson ‘to team-up for Cinderella musical’

London, July 14(ANI): Harry Potter star Emma Watson is reportedly teaming up with rocker Marilyn Manson for a musical.

The 19-year-old has been offered a part in a Goth-inspired reworking of glass slipper fairytale ‘Cinderella’, the Sun reports.

The actress could possibly play the princess in the yet untitled film planned by the rockstar.

Until now, Watson has not done any film apart from acting in the wizard flicks.

Watson’s new film ‘Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince’ will release on July15. (ANI)

Emma Watson wants to live normal life

New York, July 12 (ANI): Harry Potter star Emma Watson has said that she wants to lead a normal life and get rid of the restrictions imposed on her due to her celebrity status.

“It must appear super-glamorous, and there are certainly moments like this week when it is glamorous. But 90 percent of the time it’s not so glamorous. Maybe it’s just like the grass is always greener. But normal things just sound so appealing right now. Just normal stuff,” the New York Daily News quoted her as saying at a press conference for ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.’

The actress also said that she managed to live a regular life whenever there is no buzz of a Harry Potter film.

She added: Normally, in the middle of the year, when there’s not a “Harry Potter” film being released, if I walk outside with no makeup on … I’m fine. I take the tube, I wait for buses. I live a normal life.

“I’m very uncompromising about that. There are people who are advising me, ‘It’s not safe, you shouldn’t be doing this.’… But I really struggle with the idea that I’m having my freedom taken away.

“I just can’t handle that. I’d much rather deal with a couple of people coming up to me and stopping me than just not going out anymore. I’d go insane – you just end up with a barrier between you and the real world. You’re not experiencing things firsthand. …You’re bubble-wrapped.”

Watson is also excited about joining a university soon for further studies.

She exclaimed: “I think university, the college experience, just sounds so great. I just don’t want to miss out on it. I think it’s a great time to make friends. I think it’s a great time to figure out who you are and what you like.” (ANI)

Emma Watson apprehensive about life after Harry Potter series ends

Washington, July 11 (ANI): Emma Watson is apprehensive about what turn her life will take after the series of Harry Potter flicks end.

“It’s going to sound dramatic, but I feel my life as I know it will be over. My whole life has been about Harry Potter and then all of that will be shut down and I don’t know what it will be like,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

However, the actress will join New York’s Columbia University in the autumn, and is expected to turn a full-time student.

Meanwhile, the 19-year-old star is supposed to finish filming the final wizard movie – ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ – which will be split into two parts.

Also her new film ‘Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince’ will release on July 15. (ANI)

Daniel Radcliffe decides ‘not to join university for further studies’

Washington, July 11 (ANI): Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he has no immediate plans of joining a university for further studies, unlike his Harry Potter co-star Emma Watson.

“I want to keep working for as long as possible, just acting ideally,” Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

Both stars, who first shot to fame with the first wizard flick in 2001, have to date continued their education on film sets with private tutors.

Watson will soon be joining an American university to pursue a degree in liberal arts.

However, Radcliffe wants to keep it as before.

He said:” I’m also trying to continue my education as much as I can with an english tutor who comes on set… I’ve got quite a freakish memory. I’d like to think I’m a good student – not as good as Emma, she’s got all these fantastic grades. But I’d like to think I can hold my own with most people.” (ANI)