Emma Watson reveals everyone wanted to be on-set for her ‘incest’ kiss moment in Harry Potter

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 latest film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

Her character shared a passionate kiss with Rupert Grint’s character, Ron Weasley, which was long overdue for fans.

However, the two actors involved feel like siblings after working together since the age of 11.

In 2012, Emma told Jonathan Ross: ‘We kissed two weeks ago and it was the most horrible thing I’ve ever had to do.

Intimate: The actress, 32, who played Hermione Granger, shared a passionate kiss with Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley

She continued, “Not because Rupert isn’t nice, and there are millions of girls out there who would probably cut off their left arm 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 actually kissed him because I had my eyes closed. So I couldn’t help but think it was him.

“The worst part was when we had to open our eyes and look at each other, because then it was like, and then we couldn’t go on.”

Speaking on HBO’s reunion special, Return To Hogwarts, Emma and Rupert reminisced about their kiss and their thoughts on the scene haven’t changed.

She said: ‘Obviously our kissing was the most horrific thing we’ve ever had to go through’

Emma added that the kiss “felt wrong” because she, Rupert and Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter, “look so much like siblings.”

Daniel said, “I didn’t make this any better because I was clearly told I was just an absolute d**k about this and thought, ‘I’ll get on set and watch you guys kiss.’ I’m sorry, guys.’

Emma continued, “Everyone on set wanted to be there for it. Because everyone thought, ‘This is going to be good, guys.’

In 2012, Emma told Jonathan Ross: ‘We kissed two weeks ago and it was the most horrible thing I’ve ever had to do’

Close: Emma added that the kiss “felt wrong” because she, Rupert and Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter, “look so much like siblings”

Two decades after they first hit the screens, the Harry Potter cast and crew reunited for the 20th anniversary Return To Hogwarts special to delve deep into the life behind the wizarding franchise.

First airing on HBO Max, Sky and NOW TV in 2022, the special treats fans to a ramble through memories, aided by leads Daniel, Emma and Rupert, as well as a slew of their dazzling co-stars and the brain. behind the eight films.

While the stars shared stories of life on and off screen during their time in one of the greatest film franchises of all time, creator JK Rowling was notably absent, who only appeared via archive footage in the wake of an ongoing row over her views on transgender. . problems, which broke out via Twitter earlier this year.

In addition to the core trio, the lineup 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 ). ).

Once reunited, they began talking about their own lives in the world of Harry Potter, in what they called a “surreal reunion” where “no time had passed but so much time had passed.”

Reflecting on how they had all aged and time passed, Rupert hilariously said he had health issues as well as his baby with Georgia Groome: “I’ve had kidney stones and a baby so I feel my age.”

Emma even remembered the exact moment she “fell in love” with her former co-star Tom during a tutoring session in between filming.

The actress reminisced about her crush on Tom and vividly remembered him making her heart race for the first time.

She continued, “Not because Rupert isn’t nice, and there are millions of girls who would probably cut their left arm off to kiss him, but it just felt like incest.”

The pair also shared a warm embrace as they hugged each other in joy as they reunited on camera at 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 only 11. They both starred in all eight Harry Potter films.

She recalled, “I walked into the room where we were being tutored. The assignment given was to draw what you thought God looked like, and Tom had drawn a girl with a backwards cap on a skateboard.

‘And I just don’t know how to say it – I just fell in love with him. I came in every day and looked for his number on the call list, it was number seven, and if his name was on the call list it was an extra exciting day.’