Harry Potter star Evanna Lynch explains why she’s ‘shut out the world’ in new message to followers

Evanna Lynch, finest recognized for her function as Luna Lovegood within the Harry Potter movie collection, has shared a life replace with followers.

It has been two years because the Irish actor was within the highlight, as she took to social media to defend JK Rowling’s feedback on the trans neighborhood.

Lynch, 33, was one of many solely stars from the franchise to assist Rowling, and whereas she did not agree together with her feedback, she did not criticise them.

The likes of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint actively spoke out in opposition to the British creator, in a transfer that Rowling mentioned she couldn’t forgive.

Rowling’s newest feedback on the subject have been final month, the place she answered a query about an actor/actress that ‘immediately’ ruins a movie for her, saying they may have ‘three guesses’ in a touch in direction of the well-known Wizarding World trio.

However now, Lynch took to Instagram in a return to social media, revealing that she had been writing a novel.

The actress mentioned in her announcement on Instagram: “I’ve simply launched a Substack referred to as ‘Penfriendship’ as a technique to join with my followers once more,” including that she’d been away for a number of months and would now be posting persistently on Substack.

In her first put up, printed on 1 April, she wrote: “Principally, I took an extended vacation from being myself. I simply received sick of her… Final yr I ran out of vitality to maintain up that persona and so 2024 led to a giant energetic shift.”

She went on to disclose that she went off the grid, turning down job alternatives, not texting individuals again, dyeing her hair and extra in the course of the actress’ day off.

Years following her break up from Harry Potter co-star Robbie Jarvis, Lynch admitted: “I dwell in London with my accomplice, Den, and our animals. Den is a gardener and I’m writing in the intervening time.”

Within the trustworthy admission, she additionally mentioned that she is not afraid of claiming ‘no’ to issues anymore, gaining a way of self-confidence and proudly owning her selections.

“I’m lastly pushing myself out of the great little consolation zone that I’ve been in for the previous couple years,” she defined.

“Life offline has been so good that I’m at risk of by no means coming again.”

However after getting ‘the itch’ to be a part of ‘issues exterior her realm’, Lynch highlighted that she’s again on-line, and even inspired followers to ship her DMs on Substack for her to reply.

Lynch initially disappeared from the general public eye after commenting on Rowling’s feedback round gender beliefs, which have lengthy been criticised by supporters of the LGBTQ+ neighborhood.

Again in 2023, Lynch mentioned to The Telegraph: “I believe it’s vital that J.Ok. Rowling has been amplifying the voices of de-transitioners.”

De-transitioners are individuals who have transitioned, however select to reverse the method.

However in an interview with MailOnline later that yr, she admitted that she did not count on a backlash from the general public, calling it ‘a giant wake-up name’.

Following Rowling’s preliminary feedback, Evanna defended the creator whereas additionally noting: “I gained’t be serving to to marginalise trans ladies and men additional.”

She added: “I believe it’s irresponsible to debate such a fragile matter over Twitter by fragmented ideas and I want Jo wouldn’t.

“That mentioned, as a pal and admirer of Jo I can’t overlook what a beneficiant and loving particular person she is.”

The next yr, a fan instructed that Radcliffe and Watson would apologise to Rowling and that she would forgive them, which she denied.

“Not secure, I am afraid,” she started.

“Celebs who cosied as much as a motion intent on eroding ladies’s hard-won rights and who used their platforms to cheer on the transitioning of minors can save their apologies for traumatised detransitioners and weak ladies reliant on single-sex areas.”