Emma Watson goes bright red after showing off her beatboxing skills

Jennifer Ruby18 March 2016
The Weekender

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Emma Watson shows off her beatboxing skills in a brand new video.

The Harry Potter actress, who’s better known for her acting and activism than her musical talents, goes bright red as she spits some beats while actor Lin-Manuel Miranda does a freestyle rap.

During an on-camera interview with the Hamilton star about her HeForShe campaign, Watson asks him to rap about gender equality.

Clearly embarrassed, the 25-year-old then covers her mouth and attempts to beatbox for Miranda.

New skill: Emma Watson shows off her beatboxing abilities Lin-Manuel Miranda / Facebook
Lin-Manuel Miranda/Facebook

“English school kids, that’s what we do all the time, we just beatbox,” she jokes.

With Watson providing the beat, Miranda raps lyrics including: “Women are like half of the people on Earth/ And yes they should have been equal since birth.

“Holy cow this is such a meme, thank you this is the beatbox dream team."

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After the song, Watson said: “I’m so embarrassed right now. I’m literally the colour of a tomato….These are the lengths that I will go to for gender equality.”

Watson recently revealed that she wants to take a year off from acting to focus on ‘personal development’.

She told Paper magazine: I'm reading so much and exposing myself to so many new ideas. It almost feels like the chemistry and the structure of my brain is changing so rapidly sometimes.

“It feels as if sometimes I'm struggling to keep up with myself. It's a really cool period of time for me.”

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