United Kingdom, Sept. 25 -- Emma Watson received "so many" messages of support after she was banned from driving.

The 35-year-old actress received a six-month driving ban in the UK in July, after she was caught speeding at 38 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone - but Emma was soon inundated with supportive messages from people who'd been through similar experiences.

Speaking to Jay Shetty for his On Purpose podcast, Emma joked: "I recently started riding a bicycle. Yes, I started riding a bicycle before my driving ban, but now it's particularly fortuitous that I also ride a bicycle for that reason."

Emma had nine points on her licence before her most-recent indiscretion. But she was surprised that her driving ban attracted so mu...