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Amna Ilyas shares her major fitness goals, see photos

Amna Ilyas shares major fitness goals, see photos

Showbiz personalities all across the world, including Pakistan, put a lot of effort into staying in shape. Amna Ilyas, a well-known Pakistani actress, and model also work-out on a regular basis to stay healthy and fit, giving us major fitness goals in the latest pictures.

Turning to Instgaram, the actress posted her pictures from the gym, showing off her toned body wearing a maroon gym suit and captioned, “Work in progress”

Take a look:

 

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Just after she posted the picture, Amna faced strong criticism for sharing such revealing and bold pictures. Expressing their objections, the keyboard warriors slammed her and directed demeaning remarks towards her photos.

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It’s no secret that Emma Watson has a crush on Harry Potter co-star Tom Felton, but the actress revealed the precise moment she fell for him on the set of the classic franchise during their yet-to-air reunion special.

The Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts premieres on HBO Max on January 1, 2022, with teasers published by The Daily Mail showing Watson reminiscing about falling in love with Felton when she was 11 and Felton was 14.

 

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“I walked into the room where we were having tutoring. The assignment that had been given was to draw what you thought God looked like, and Tom had drawn a girl with a backward cap on a skateboard,” Emma reminisced.

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She continued, “And I just don’t know how to say it – I just fell in love with him. I used to come in every day and look for his number on the call sheet, it was number seven, and if his name was on the call sheet, it was an extra exciting day.”

Felton contributed to the story by revealing that he was aware of Watson’s crush on him.

“I became very protective over her. Yeah, I’ve always had a soft spot for her and that continues to this day. There’s always been something that’s like, I don’t know, a kinship,” he expressed.

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