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Since bursting on the scene in the Harry Potter movies and becoming one of the highest earning actors in the world, Watson has mainly starred in smaller or offbeat projects. But this is a role she felt she had to take. "It's really remarkable to play someone that I'm almost sure had an influence on the woman that I have become," Watson says. "The first time I saw Paige O'Hara sing Belle, it's the 'I Want' song of all 'I Want' songs, and I just immediately resonated with her. I was so young that I didn't even know what I was tapping into, but there was something about that spirit and energy that I just knew she was my champion."

Outspoken on women's issues, Watson says it was important for her to maintain that spirit. "Every time we would address a new scene," she says, "I just always had the original DNA of that woman in mind, and I had my fists up! I love that in our version Belle is not only awed and doesn't fit in, you see her reading and she's actually an activist within her own community."

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Emma Watson is to take legal action against hackers responsible for dozens of private images of her appeared online, alongside a number of mysterious nude photos apparently NOT of the Beauty and the Beast actress.

Images of the 26 year old star taken during a swimsuit fitting in which she tried on various outfits were leaked onto the internet on Wednesday (March 15th), after her computer was believed to have been hacked.

The pictures appeared alongside some other images of an unknown woman in the bath. Although the face of the person in question has been obscured in these photos, Watson has denied that those images are of her.

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Emma Watson might be best known for her feminist activism in recent years, but this uniquely intelligent actress also has another cause very close to her heart; sustainable fashion. She's never been one not to make an impact with her red carpet looks, but there's a lot more going on behind the fabric than you'd guess.

Emma Watson is a huge supporter of the Green Carpet Challenge

Emma's interest in eco-style first became clear at the 2016 Met Gala when she wore a frankly incredible black and white Calvin Klein piece made out of recycled plastic bottles as part of the designer's collaboration with Eco-Age for their Green Carpet Challenge. Not only is the material recycled, but the fact that each bit of the outfit was detachable meant that it could be worn differently again and again.

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Emma Watson has responded to critics of her recent cover shoot for Vanity Fair, which included a topless photo.

Some accused the actress and activist of being a ‘hypocrite’ or not a proper feminist for agreeing to pose topless for the magazine, however Watson has responded by declaring: "I really don’t know what my t*ts have to do with feminism".

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Beauty & the Beast actress Emma Watson has received a sharp backlash from her critics after she posed topless in a recent photoshoot for Vanity Fair, with many commenters accusing her of being a hypocrite.

The 26 year old star, who has used her fame as a platform to speak about feminist issues for a number of years now and is a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, posed nude for a new feature in Vanity Fair’s March edition. In the last few days, she has been called out and slammed by her critics for hypocrisy in such a stance.

Emma Watson posed nude for Vanity Fair's March edition

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Emma Watson has revealed she turned down the role of Cinderella in Kenneth Branagh’s 2015 live-action remake of the classic Disney animation.

Now Watson is starring in a different live-action Disney remake, Beauty and the Beast, opposite Dan Stevens. Speaking to Total Film, the actress explained why she was excited to play this Disney Princess and not Cinderella.

Emma Watson as Belle in Beauty and the Beast

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Emma Watson has loved Beauty and the Beast since she was four years old. The original Disney film was released in 1990, the same year Watson was born, and the actress has always felt a connection to the feisty, independent Belle.

But now the 26-year-old is seeing her own fairytale come true, as she stars as Belle in the live-action reimagining of Beauty and the Beast. For her, the film’s unconventional love story sets it apart from other fairytales, while Belle is unlike any other Disney princess.

Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as the Beast

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Emma Watson has been spotted dashing around the London Underground system leaving books in hidden places for passengers to find.

The 26 year old actor turned gender equality campaigner, famous for her role as Hermione Grainger in the Harry Potter movies, dropped off several copies of Maya Angelou’s ‘Mom & Me & Mum’, which was the November selection for her online book club Our Shared Self.

Emma Watson took part in the initiative in collaboration with Books On The Underground

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Emma Watson has opened up about the large number of threats she received after she launched the HeforShe gender equality initiative at the UN two years ago.

26 year old Watson, who shot to international fame playing Hermione in the eight Harry Potter movies, has moved into activism in recent years and was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador with the United Nations in 2014.

However, she’s now revealed the “crashing low” she experienced after launching the HeforShe campaign in New York back then, saying she had her “worst fears confirmed” after being exposed to a “level of critique I had never experienced in my life”.

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It might have been a moment that melted the hearts of Harry Potter fans, but actor Rupert Grint doesn't have fond memories of his on-screen kiss with Emma Watson. Grint’s character Ron Weasley finally got together with Hermione Granger in the final instalment of the franchise, but for the two actors it was all just very awkward.

Rupert Grint does not remember his kiss with Emma Watson fondly.

Speaking to People during the 'Celebration of Harry Potter' event in Orlando over the weekend, Grint opened up on the famous scene. "I never look back at that scene," Grint said. "I've known Emma since she was literally 9 years old and we had this very brother-sister relationship.”

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Emma Watson is expanding on her work for feminist campaign He For She by curating a book club called 'Our Shared Shelf', no doubt featuring books expressing some of the thoughts that she has been trying to put across in her work. But just what can we expect to see from this self-confessed bookworm?

Emma Watson is starting a feminist book club

She was struggling to think of a name for the club, admitting to her Twitter followers that she wanted something more 'inspiring' than 'Feminist Book Club' or 'Emma Watson Book Club'. Some of the best suggestions included 'fEMMAnist book club', 'Read For She' and 'Watson Your Bookshelf', but she eventually made up her mind. 'I've decided to go with 'Our Shared Shelf'. @emilyfabb - I absolutely loved this. Thank you', she revealed. Here are just a few female based novels we wouldn't be surprised to see on her this proverbial Shelf:

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Two of the world's favourite young feminists got together for a discussion about equality and education yesterday, and both Emma Watson and Malala Yousafzai had a lot of inspiring things to say about their work at the premiere for Davis Guggenheim's stunning documentary 'He Named Me Malala'.

Malala Yousafzai praises Emma Watson for her HeForShe speech

Both the 'Noah' star and the Nobel Peace Prize laureate looked equally as star-struck and enamoured by each other as the former interviewed the latter following the movie's premiere at the Into Film Festival, and Malala wasted no time in praising Watson for her work with as the UN global ambassador for the HeForShe campaign which aims to get men on board with feminism.

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You nearly had us there, James Franco! This actor has sent rumours flying around after unveiling a tattoo of Emma Watson's FACE on his NECK. Needless to say, it wasn't actually real; merely a startlingly elaborate Photoshop job from artist Cheyenne Randall. Though it did get us thinking about all the real tats celebs have gotten over the years.

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Hollywood stars including Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller and Emma Watson have declared their support for Jennifer Lawrence’s essay on gender pay inequality in the film industry.

Miller and Cooper, who were interviewed on the red carpet at the premiere of their new movie Burnt on Wednesday (October 14th), both weighed in on the article that Lawrence published via Lena Dunham’s newsletter Lenny the previous day.

33 year old Miller revealed that she once turned down a play because she was offered less than half the pay of her male co-star – in a two-person production. She told E! News that she reluctantly did “what we have to start doing, unfortunately, at the expense of our creative dreams… …I walked away from a play I wanted to do because I was offered less than half of what the other man was offered and it was just the two of us.”

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While filming her final scenes for the forthcoming live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast back in August, Emma Watson says she was struck by a profound moment of realisation about her career – it was exactly 15 years to the day that she landed her role in the first Harry Potter movie!

Filming wrapped for the hotly-anticipated remake back on August 21st this year, but amid the cast celebrations the date had extra significance for 25 year old Watson, as she realised that she had been cast as Hermione in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone all those years before.

Emma Watson has finished filming 'Beauty and the Beast'

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Emma Watson has revealed she took a week-long silence following the end of her year-long relationship with Oxford rugby star Matt Janney last year. Speaking to Vogue for the magazine's September issue, the actress described the split as ‘horrendous’ but added that overall her relationship experiences have been positive.

Emma Watson has opened up about her split with Matt Janney.

“I felt really uncomfortable, even before my relationship ended,” Watson told the mag. “I went on a silent retreat, because I really wanted to figure out how to be at home with myself.” The retreat the actress went on was a private getaway situated in Canada’s Rocky Mountains where residents take a silent vow for one week.

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Actress Emma Watson graces the cover of Vogue’s upcoming September issue, with the fashion magazine hailing the 25 year old as as ‘the voice of a generation’. Inside the issue the Harry Potter star speaks about her work as a Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women and the 'HeForShe' campaign which she launched last year.

Continue reading: Emma Watson Says She Sometimes Feels Like An 'Imposter' As Vogue Names Actress 'The Voice Of A Generation'

Yes, there’s yet another Disney live-action movie in the works. This time it’s not an original animated film which is getting a make-over but a prequel to Aladdin, based around the Genie character. The news was confirmed by Disney on Wednesday (15th July).

Robin Williams voiced the Genie in the 1992 Aladdin animated film.

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