Overview

• Watson has not taken an acting role since work wrapped on Little Women in December 2018, with only 2022 appearances as herself in TV specials.
• She says she deeply misses the meditative, liberating experience of performing on set but rejects the publicity grind that follows.
• Describing promotion as demoralizing and “destructive for the soul,” she explains that the pressure left little time for what she truly enjoyed.
• A recent informal stage turn with friends felt stressful, reinforcing that she does not miss performing under public pressure.
• She has focused on rebuilding personal foundations—home, relationships, wellbeing and studies—and has not announced a return to screen roles.