Harry Potter actress Emma Watson landed herself in a pickle this week when she left her car in front of a ‘no parking’ sign – only for an angry local to call the police on her

Emma Watson has joked about her recent car troubles  (Image: FILE)

Emma Watson has laughed off a legal issue – after her car was towed away by cops after she parked illegally while in Stratford-upon-Avon.

The 33-year-old Harry Potter actress faced embarrassment earlier this week when her car was taken away after she parked illegally in the historic Warwickshire town. The star reportedly failed to notice a “No Parking” sign where she decided to leave her Audi A3 while she enjoyed spending time with friends in a pub across the street.

There was upset for one local, however, as a pizza restaurant manager reportedly had his own car trapped inside a gated compound for three-and-a-half hours due to Emma’s parking mishap. He reportedly searched for the car owner for hours before calling police for aid – who they towed Emma’s car away.

Now the actress has addressed the incident with fans – mocking her situation and bad luck. Taking to X, Emma amused her followers as she opened up about her evening at the Rose and Crown pub – and gave a recommendation for others visiting Stratford-upon-Avon.

She wrote online: “Still searching for parking in Stratford upon Avon. Merchant of Venice v good if you can still get tickets.” While Emma is happy to encourage fans to watch actors on stage, it seems she’s taken a step away from the acting world herself.

The actress last appeared in a project in 2022 with a short film called Prada Paradox. Before that, her last credit was the role as Meg March in Greta Gerwig’s 2019 version of Little Women. Emma explained why she was taking time out of acting in an interview published in May last year.

Emma recommended a production of The Merchant of Venice to her fans   (Image: Instagram)

She told the Financial Times that she “wasn’t very happy” with the profession, adding: “I think I felt a bit caged.” She continued: “The thing I found really hard was that I had to go out and sell something that I really didn’t have very much control over.

“To stand in front of a film and have every journalist be able to say, ‘How does this align with your viewpoint?’ It was very difficult to have to be the face and the spokesperson for things where I didn’t get to be involved in the process.”

She added: “I was held accountable in a way that I began to find really frustrating, because I didn’t have a voice, I didn’t have a say. And I started to realize that I only wanted to stand in front of things where if someone was going to give me flak about it, I could say, in a way that didn’t make me hate myself, ‘Yes, I screwed up, it was my decision, I should have done better.’”

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