Emma Watson has revealed that everyone wanted to be on set to see her ‘incest’ moment in the Harry Potter film series.
The actress, 32, who played Hermione Granger, spoke about a scene she felt uncomfortable filming in the final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
Her character shared a passionate kiss with Rupert Grint‘s character, Ron Weasley, which was a long time coming for fans.
However, the two actor’s involved feel like siblings after working together since the age of 11.
Back in 2012, Emma told Jonathan Ross: ‘We did the kiss two weeks ago, and it was the most horrible thing I’ve ever had to do.
Awkward: Emma Watson has revealed that everyone wanted to be on set to see her ‘incest’ moment in the Harry Potter film series
She continued: ‘Not because Rupert isn’t lovely, and there are millions of girls out there who would probably chop their left arm off to kiss him, but it just felt like incest. That’s the only way I can describe it.
‘The great thing about kissing is that you close your eyes, so it was fine when I was actually kissing him because I had my eyes closed. So I could not think about the fact that it was him.
‘The worst bit is when we had to open our eyes and look at each other because then it was just like, and then we couldn’t keep going.’
Speaking during the HBO reunion special, Return To Hogwarts, Emma and Rupert reminisced on their kiss and their thoughts on the scene haven’t changed.
She said: ‘Obviously us kissing was the most horrifying thing either of us have ever had to go through’
Emma added that the kiss ‘felt wrong’ because her, Rupert and Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter, are ‘so much like siblings’.
Daniel said: ‘I did not make this better, because I’ve been told significantly that I was just being an absolute d**k about this and was like, ‘I’m gonna come on set and watch you guys kiss. I’m sorry about that, guys.’
Emma continued: ‘Everyone wanted to be on set for it. Cause everyone was like, ‘This is gonna be good, guys’.’
Back in 2012, Emma told Jonathan Ross: ‘We did the kiss two weeks ago, and it was the most horrible thing I’ve ever had to do’
Two decades after first hitting screens, the cast and crew of Harry Potter reunited for the 20th anniversary Return To Hogwarts special to deep dive into life behind the wizarding franchise.
In the special, which debuted on HBO Max, Sky and NOW TV in 2022, fans are treated to a mosey down memory lane helmed by lead actors Daniel, Emma and Rupert, as well as a slew of their dazzling co-stars and the brains behind the eight movies.
While the stars regaled tales of life on and off screen during their time in one of the biggest movie franchises of all time, notably absent was creator JK Rowling, who only appeared via archive footage in the wake of an ongoing row over her views on transgender issues, which erupted via Twitter earlier this year.
Alongside the core trio, the line up includes Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Alfred Enoch (Dean Thomas), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange) and Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy).
As they reunited, they began speaking about their own lives in the world of Harry Potter, in what they branded a ‘surreal reunion’ where ‘no time had passed but so much time had passed’.
Reflecting on how they had all aged and time passing, Rupert hilariously mentioned he had both health woes and referred to his baby with Georgia Groome: ‘I’ve had kidney stones and a baby so I’m feeling my age’.
Emma was even seen recalling the exact moment that she ‘fell in love’ with her former co-star Tom during a tutoring session between filming.
The actress – reminisced about her crush on Tom and vividly recalled him making her heart skip a beat for the first time.
She continued: ‘Not because Rupert isn’t lovely, and there are millions of girls out there who would probably chop their left arm off to kiss him, but it just felt like incest’
The pair also shared a warm embrace as they hugged with delight while reuniting on camera in The Great Hall for the TV special.
Tom was 14 years old when the first Harry Potter movie came out in 2001, while Emma was just 11. They both starred in all eight Harry Potter films.
She recalled: ‘I walked into the room where we were having tutoring. The assignment that had been given was to draw what you thought God looked like, and Tom had drawn a girl with a backward cap on a skateboard.
‘And I just don’t know how to say it – I just fell in love with him. I used to come in every day and look for his number on the call sheet, it was number seven, and if his name was on the call sheet, it was an extra exciting day.’
Source: dailymail.co.uk
