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Emma Watson: 'I can use a washing machine and cook'
Published Wednesday, Feb 22 2012, 12:55 GMT | By Mayer Nissim | 12 comments
Emma Watson has said that she has learned how to cook and use a washing machine.
The 21-year-old actress told The Independent that it was important for her to get on with her life in the real world after the end of the Harry Potter series.
Watson said: "Doing the Potters was such a bubble, and then having to figure out how to function in the real world has been a challenge.
"But it's been the small successes for me: I know how to use a washing machine, I can cook. It's worth it to me not to feel disconnected from everything, feeling like I'm in touch with people who do other things than acting or being in the entertainment industry."
She added: "I think humour has been a help. I have schoolfriends, a group of people around me, who have carried me through this whole experience and aren't fazed if they ask, 'Oh what are you doing tomorrow?' and I say, 'I'm going up to see Mario [Testino] in Notting Hill, he's shooting me for the new Lancôme campaign'.
"I don't know - it is mad, and some days I feel a bit mad, but it's the balance that keeps me sane. I don't fully live it, this side of my life."
In the same interview, Watson said that her short haircut made some people think she was a lesbian.
> Emma Watson named as fantasy Doctor Who companion in online poll
Watch Emma Watson in a deleted scene from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 below:
The 21-year-old actress told The Independent that it was important for her to get on with her life in the real world after the end of the Harry Potter series.
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Watson said: "Doing the Potters was such a bubble, and then having to figure out how to function in the real world has been a challenge.
"But it's been the small successes for me: I know how to use a washing machine, I can cook. It's worth it to me not to feel disconnected from everything, feeling like I'm in touch with people who do other things than acting or being in the entertainment industry."
She added: "I think humour has been a help. I have schoolfriends, a group of people around me, who have carried me through this whole experience and aren't fazed if they ask, 'Oh what are you doing tomorrow?' and I say, 'I'm going up to see Mario [Testino] in Notting Hill, he's shooting me for the new Lancôme campaign'.
"I don't know - it is mad, and some days I feel a bit mad, but it's the balance that keeps me sane. I don't fully live it, this side of my life."
In the same interview, Watson said that her short haircut made some people think she was a lesbian.
> Emma Watson named as fantasy Doctor Who companion in online poll
Watch Emma Watson in a deleted scene from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 below:
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