Emma Watson covers the December issue of British Vogue in a photoshoot by Alasdair McLellan. In the article Emma talks about turning 30, growing up a celebrity, and a bit about her personal life. The issue is out now.
In this video from Vogue, Emma talks with fellow activist Paris Lees about turning 30, living in the spotlight, and working with Meryl Streep on Little Women.
A couple videos from behind the scenes of the Vogue Australia photoshoot.
Emma Watson guest edited March issue of Vogue Australia, on sale February 26. Photographed by Peter Lindbergh.
Emma’s wrote the following introduction for the issue.
After a year dominated by an alarming newsfeed, it seems we have hit a turning point in 2018. Silenced voices are becoming amplified and media outlets are shining a spotlight on the people and groups challenging for change. The pages to follow in this issue, Designing the Future, is a part of that change.
The word ‘change’ can be intimidating, riddled with expectation of outcomes and fear of failure. So I want to propose something to you: when steering a boat, a captain can shift the wheel one degree and it drastically changes the course of the boat. I would like to challenge you, after reading this issue, to make a one-degree shift, because a small change can make a huge difference.
Thank you, Vogue Australia, for allowing me this platform to share stories and movements I care about. Thank you, Peter Lindbergh, for your careful eye and such a joyous shoot. Thank you to all the collaborators for sharing your voice and your self. And lastly, thank you to anyone picking up this issue and reading it. You are the biggest piece to the puzzle of our global wellbeing. Join me in a one-degree shift!
Emma Watson interviewed by
Here’s the complete interview:
JESSICA CHASTAIN: Hi, honey. Where are you right now?
EMMA WATSON: I’m thrilled that you asked, because I didn’t want things to get weird. I’m in the bath. In Paris. I didn’t want you to hear swishing water and be like, “Uh, what are you doing?” I’m very relaxed. Where are you?
CHASTAIN: I am in a hotel room. There are bags of hair extensions and makeup and clothes everywhere.
WATSON: As long as there’s a clear line across the floor so that you can actually get into bed at night, you’re good.
CHASTAIN: Are you on vacation, or are you working?
WATSON: I’m working. I just did the photo shoot for this with Peter Lindbergh, who I know you’ve shot with. I love him so much. He’s the Ferrari of photographers—really thoughtful, engaged, and then boom boom boom. He is so quick. He does not mess around. During the day, I asked him, “What are your plans after this?” And he said, “I’m going to go do another meditation retreat.” I was like, “Of course you meditate! You’re like the Buddha. You’re, like, one of the happiest people I’ve ever met.”
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In the cover story for Vanity Fair, Emma Watson discusses growing up in the limelight with the associated highlights and perils (paparazzi, stalkers), reading (her refuge, and inspiration), and finally feeling like she has “made that transition into being a woman” while filming Beauty and the Beast.
Emma Watson and Dan Stevens are on the April cover of attitude magazine, and in the cover story, they discuss Disney’s first gay character in Beauty and the Beast.
Emma Watson covers a special double issue of Entertainment Weekly. In the cover story Emma talks about how she wanted to update the backstory of Belle, her character in her upcoming live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast. The issue is on sale now. Images from the photoshoot, and some new stills from the film have been released by EW and can be seen below.
Beauty and the Beast opens March 17.
Emma Watson is Elle UK’s 2017 Woman of the Year and will cover the March issue of the magazine. Emma talks about being cast as Belle in Beauty and the Beast, activism and her book club.
Belle, the perfect role. ‘For me, Beauty was the perfect, most joyful thing to do… There was something connected about Hermione and Belle, and it was good to be reminded that I am an actress; this is what I do. The film is pure escapism.’
Why she took a year off from acting to concentrate on activism. ‘It wasn’t about me necessarily proving anything… I was just thinking that I have this year to myself, so let’s see what we can do to ‘move the needle’ and make a difference.’
How does she handle critics? ‘It really toughened me up…There is a level of criticism that comes with being an actress and a public figure, which I expect, but once you take a stance on something like feminism, that’s a completely different ball game.’
She set up her book club, Our Shared Shelf, to focus on feminist issues. Will she write her own book? ‘I need to see and do a bit more first… I’m no expert, and when people push me into a corner of “here’s Emma Watson to lecture you on feminism”, it’s uncomfortable because I am aware I have a long way to go. I am not sure I deserve all the respect I get yet, but I’m working on it.’
Emma will be awarded Woman of the Year at the Elle Style Awards, 13 February, and the March issue of Elle is on sale the 14th.
Emma Watson spoke with actress Geena Davis for an article in Interview magazine. The pair spoke about Davis’ work confronting sexism and gender imbalance in the media industry.
Emma Watson and Tom Hanks will cover a special “Women & Men” issue of Esquire. Emma revealed the cover on twitter, saying the magazine will feature 26 pages on why gender equality is an issue that involves us all, not just women. The April issue goes on sale Friday.
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