Hello Watson fans! We bring you scans from the March issue of Elle UK, which Emma covers, along with some drop dead gorgeous additional outtakes!
Hello Watson fans! The 2017 Elle Style Awards were held in the UK last night, and as expected our girl was in attendance. Emma made quite an impression at the event – stunning everyone in a floor lenght gown designed by Dave Bennet. We love this look on her! However, she did not attend the red carpet unfortunately, resulting in only 4 photos from the backroom. But those can be found in our gallery in gorgeous high quality! We hope to have more up soon, so make sure to keep checking back.
Emma took home the woman of the year award in recognition of her acting career and campaigning for gender equality, which she most definitely deserved! We are so proud of her, and all the hard work she’s been doing the last year – congratulations Emma. You can read parts of her acceptance speech below…
Emma Watson was crowned Woman of the Year at the Elle Style Awards in London on Monday night. The grown-up Harry Potter star took to the stage in a stunning strapless floor-length white gown with a tree design as she collected her latest accolade, awarded to her for her humanitarian efforts.
“This is not a year we will allow yourself to be silent,” Watson announced to rapturous applause. “This is the year that women’s voices are heard.” “I’m not sure I deserve it really, but I’ll take it,” the humble star added. It’s such an honour.”
Watson, 26, announced that she’s about to embark on a busy period promoting her new film Beauty and the Beast, in which she plays beauty Belle, and she revealed the Elle award has set her up as she prepares to become an international Disney star.
“It feels like I’m at the end of the harbour, ready to set off on my journey and it’s a nice wave from the British shores,” she smiled.
She was also thrilled to receive the award from journalist and feminist Caitlin Moran, adding, “It’s the dream. I read her books over about four or five years ago and I couldn’t stop laughing and crying. To have her presenting me an award tonight is beyond lovely.”
Watson earned the prize in part for her work on behalf of gender equality with the United Nations Women’s HeForShe campaign. She explained that Caitlin had been a big help as an adviser for her modern-day take on feminism.
“Caitlin has a certain resilience which I find particularly inspiring. She had this much bigger bird’s eye view than I did at the time of some of the things I was struggling with. The kind of perspective I have and the longevity she has, kind of felt very steadying.” [Source]
When Mae (Emma Watson) is hired to work for the world’s largest and most powerful tech & social media company, she sees it as an opportunity of a lifetime. As she rises through the ranks, she is encouraged by the company’s founder, Eamon Bailey (Tom Hanks), to engage in a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and ultimately her personal freedom. Her participation in the experiment, and every decision she makes begin to affect the lives and future of her friends, family and that of humanity.
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British Actress Emma Watson – who is not only globally renowned for her impressive acting career, but also for her powerful campaigning for gender equality – is back on the cover of ELLE UK.
Yes, the activist returns.
And in celebration of her achievements, ELLE UK will award Watson the prestigious Woman of the Year Award at the ELLE Style Awards 2017, next Monday.
In the March issue of ELLE UK, Emma talks to Lorraine Candy about why being cast as Belle in the upcoming film Beauty and the Beast was the perfect opportunity for her. She reveals why it was important to her to take a year out to concentrate on her activism, and she discusses setting up her feminist book club, named Our Shared Shelf.
On taking 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.’
On her role as Belle in Beauty and the Beast:
‘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.’



