Emma Watson has struggled growing up

"In a way, it's hard to grow up inside a film. I lived a period of my life that is full of lessons and changes under the spotlight," the Harry Potter actress tells Vogue Italy.

"People have the strange feeling of knowing me intimately because they have seen my transformation from child to woman, albeit only on screen."

Watson insists she "wouldn't want my childhood in show business to have been any different."

The actress adds: "I learned a lot of things, met tons of people from as many different places and had incredible experiences. It was just a bit different, but that's okay."

"Some days I wish my life were simpler," she says, "but the rest of the time I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. After all, whose life is normal?"

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