Actress Emma Watson and her Harry Potter co-star have been banned from driving at the same court on the same day. The Hermione Granger star drove her blue Audi at 38mph in a 30mph zone in Oxford, on the evening of July 31 last year.
The 35-year-old, who has been studying at the University of Oxford, was banned for six months and made to pay a total of £1,044 at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
Separately, Zoe Wanamaker, who starred in Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone as teacher Madam Hooch, was caught speeding on August 7, 2024, on the M4 in Newbury, Berkshire.
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The 76-year-old drove her blue Volvo at 46mph in a 40mph limit, the court heard. She was also fined £1,044 and banned for six months.
Both Watson and Wanamaker had nine points on their licences before the speeding incidents occurred. Neither attended their short hearings. Emma was represented in court by Mr Wilson, who said she “fully understands and accepts her punishment”.
It wasn’t Emma’s first driving incident as last year, her Audi S3 sports car was towed away by police. Her car, worth roughly £30,000, was towed away after he was parked illegally.
It was reported at the time she failed to notice the ‘No Parking’ sign while she parked her car and met up with her mum at a pub across the street. A local pizza restaurant manager’s car was reportedly trapped inside a gated compound behind Emma’s car.
The restaurant manager’s car was said to have been stuck for three and half hours – as he reportedly embarked on a desperate search for the owner of the Audi S3, before calling police for help, who eventually towed the car.
Emma came out of the pub and found cops towing her car and appealed for them to let the car go – but her pleas were unsuccessful and she was handed a £192 fine.
After the incident, Emma made light of the incident. She wrote online: “Still searching for parking in Stratford upon Avon. Merchant of Venice v good if you can still get tickets.”
Emma has decided to turn her back on fame while she heads back to university to study. The actress has remained focused on her education and is studying at Oxford University.
She has been spotted with the New College women’s third rowing team and is said to be dating fellow student Kieran Brown. The pair were spotted kissing in the city last year.
Emma continued acting after the Harry Potter franchise came to an end as she starred in Perks of Being a Wallflower and 2019’s Little Women, which remains her latest film credit. She also studied at Brown University in the US before joining Oxford.
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