​The Hollywood star, who played Hermione Granger in all eight Harry Potter movies, grew up in the city after being born in Paris. Having taken an indefinite leave from acting in recent years, she has instead been focused on pursuing her academic goals at Oxford University. Ms Watson opted to study a Master’s degree in creative writing in September 2023 before it was announced in February that she had switched to a DPhil. Emma Watson grew up in Oxford. (Image: PA) Whilst studying at Oxford, the 35-year-old admitted speeding on Banbury Road after she was caught at 38mph in a 30mph zone on July 31, 2024. She had been driving her £30,000 Audi that had previously been towed away by the police at the time. The Hollywood star was caught by an automatic camera, High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court heard last summer. The actress did not attend the hearing but was represented in court by Mark Haslam, who said his client “fully understands her position and will accept her punishment”. This took place half a year ago, meaning that Ms Watson’s temporary speeding ban will expire this month. Emma Watson currently studies at Oxford University. (Image: Pexels) She will not have to retake a driving test after the ban, but she will have to apply for her licence to be reinstated with the DVLA and pay a fee. Ms Watson, who had nine points on her licence before the speeding incident occurred, spoke about the incident on Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast. “I was getting phone calls, like it’s on the BBC,” she said. “It’s on international, worldwide news. I was like, my shame is everywhere. “When you work on movies, I don’t know if people know this, but they literally will not insure you to drive yourself to work. I’ve asked so many times. “You have to be driven; it’s not a choice. Especially because they need you there, down to the minute, basically depending on what they have going on. “So I went from basically only driving myself on weekends or during a holiday, to then, when I became a student, driving myself all the time, and I did not have the experience or skills clearly, which I now will and do. “It’s been a discovery and a journey that’s been humbling because on a movie set, I’m able to do all of these like extremely complex things, stunt, sing, dance, like do this thing, do that, whatever. And I’m like, ‘Yep, don’t worry about it, guys’. “And then I get home, and I’m like, ‘OK, Emma, you seem unable to remember your keys. “You seem unable to keep yourself at 30mph in a 30mph speed limit. Like you don’t seem able to do some pretty basic life things’. “It’s been humbling.”