Emma Watson looked happy and relaxed as she spent the day with friends in New York this week.
The Harry Potter star, 25, cut a casual figure for her laid-back lunch date with a couple of friends at Italian restaurant Barbuto in the city’s West Village district.
And she looked as lovely as ever, wearing her staple look of tonal shades and simple yet smart separates, the actress never knowingly overdressed.
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Fun in the Big Apple! Emma Watson looked in great spirits while sharing a laugh with pals at Barbuto in New York’s West Village on Monday
The beautiful Brit showed off her gorgeous natural smile as she sat chatting to her friends, a male and a female, outside the restaurant.
For her daytime outing, she wore a pair of cropped slim-fitting black trousers, showing off a lot of ankle, a clean white top and a seriously chic grey coat cut in a slight cocoon-style shape.
The effortless look was finished with a pair of comfortable black loafers and nothing else, Emma clearly not feeling the need for a jazzy accessory.
Her light brunette locks were tied back into a fuss-free low ponytail and she appeared to be going make-up free, her petite features and naturally strong brow needing no touch-ups.
Simple, chic, stunning: Emma, 25, rocked an effortless look for the day, teaming slim-fitting cropped trousers with a white top and gorgeous tailored grey coat
Emma, who became a household name across the world for appearing as witch Hermione Granger in the eight Harry Potter movies, appeared animated as she enjoyed her midday al fresco meal with her companions.
She’s currently in New York while taking a break from filming sci-fi thriller The Circle, in which she’ll star with Hollywood legend Tom Hanks.
The Circle is a big-screen adaptation of Dave Eggers’ bestseller and is being directed by James Ponsoldt.
The Paris-born British actress will play a woman hired for a big job in an Internet monopoly called The Circle, which links users’ personal emails, social media, banking and purchasing with its universal operating system.
Tasty treats: The busy actress took a break from her busy filming schedule to spend time with her friends, and they opted for an al fresco lunch date
The novel turns into a contemporary thriller about the perils of life in a digital age where personal data is collected, sifted, monetized and used for surveillance, rendering privacy obsolete.
‘Emma Watson is one of my favourite actors, and her incredible talent, sensitivity and deep intelligence will bring an electric energy to The Circle,’ James told Variety in June.
As well as playing the male lead, Hanks, 59, will also produce the sci-fi drama.
Emma has starred in The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, The Bling Ring and Noah among others since the Harry Potter franchise came to an end, and she is set to appear in Disney’s live-action Beauty And The Beast, due out in 2017
She will next co-star with Ethan Hawke and Harry Potter’s David Thewlis in director Alejandro Amenabar’s Regression, about a father accused of a crime he has no memory of committing, due out December 31.
