'Men are intimidated by me'

Emma Watson opens up about private life...

09:31 07 June 2011

Emma Watson has opened up about her private life, revealing that her fame has led to her being unlucky in love.

The Harry Potter actress told the Sunday Times Style magazine:

"I say to my friends, 'Why hasn't X called me? They're like, 'Probably because they're intimidated'.

"It must be the fame wall. It must be the circus that goes around me. Me, as a person, I find it hard to believe I would be intimidating."

The 21-year-old, who has previously modelled for Burberry, also revealed how some men feel the need to be rude or dismissive, just because she is famous and successful:

"Sometimes, perhaps because they are intimidated, they feel they have to knock me down.

"They know perfectly well who I am, but say, 'How are the Narnia films going?'."

Watson is currently promoting Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II, which has been billed as the darkest of all the Potter films.

Her character, Hermione Granger, accompanies Harry on his last attempt to beat Lord Voldemort and his dark forces.

Emma has taken a break from her studies at Brown University, Rhode Island, to focus on her career and is now working on the film adaptation of the book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

The final Harry Potter will premiere in London on 7 July and is expected to break box-office records when it is released nationwide on 15 July.