The "Harry Potter" cast have become good and fast friends after they worked together on eight films for almost a decade, so it does not come as any surprise that they still harbor a deep respect and admiration towards one another.
"Victor Frankenstein" Daniel Radcliffe, in particular, is extremely proud of the achievements made by "Beauty and the Beast" star Emma Watson, not just for her acting career, but also for her involvement with the United Nations' HeForShe campaign.
"No, I suppose I didn't find it surprising," he told MTV News about Watson's strides in gender equality. "Emma's always been very driven and socially conscious, and highly articulate. It came as no surprise that she would enter this field as well."
He believes in her cause so much so that Radcliffe earlier told
Nylon that he finds it unbelievable that gender equality should even be fought for at this age and time.
"I think it's fantastic that she's bringing attention to it and adding to the conversation," he said. "I also find it bemusing, honestly, maybe because I have cool parents with a very equal marriage and have had good role models all my life, but I thought this was done."
Meanwhile, Watson's former Brown students also have fantastic things to say about the actress and gender equality advocate. Even though Watson was always iffy about her fame and refused to let other students ask for her autographs or take pictures with her, she still actively participated in group activities and sports with her peers.
When a student named Nicholas of class 2010 asked Watson to join the men's rowing team in order to intimidate their opponents, he was quite shocked that she agreed.
"I kid you not, we actually tried to recruit her for the Men's Rowing team. She was the perfect height/size...to be a coxswain," he said, according to the Inquisitr.
The experience was quite unforgettable for the male rowers, who felt intimidated themselves being in her presence.
"I'm so stupid excited that I call 'shotgun' as we're jumping in the car. In hindsight, it was a bad move on my part, since she's now squeezed in the middle of the back with two large behemoths (my beloved friends)," Nicholas further shared. "This was also the first time I saw my friend drive with both hands on the wheel. I could see him shaking and afterward he mentioned, 'God forbid I crash that car with her in it.'"
