MIXMAG 2014
Emma
Watson
criticises
‘dangerously
unhealthy’
pressure on
young women
“Actor Emma Watson said that when she walked into the canteen
at Brown University for the first time it fell silent. Photograph:
Ian West/PA”
Emma Watson has criticised the “dangerously unhealthy”
image projected by the fashion industry and said the pressure
to look perfect has taken its toll on her
The actor has also described her doomed attempts to merge
into the background as a student at an American university,
where she found herself being trailed everywhere by British
photographers.
After the recent New York premiere of Noah, she tweeted
a photograph of the array of cosmetics – and a guardian
angel pin – that she said were essential aids to her flawless
appearance, and another of herself in a backless dress
captioned: “I did NOT wake up like this.”
The actress said she is better at taking criticism these days
than she once was. “As a younger woman, that pressure got
me down, but I’ve made my peace with it. With airbrushing
and digital manipulation, fashion can project an unobtainable
image that’s dangerously unhealthy. I’m excited about the
ageing process. I’m more interested in women who aren’t
perfect. They’re more compelling.”
Watson became famous playing Hermione Granger in the
Harry Potter movies and has been constantly in work since.
She is about to start filming a thriller, Regression, by Alejandro
Amenábar and is also trying to complete her degree at Brown
University, Rhode Island.
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