Emma Watson Has Overcome Her Insecurities and Learned to Accept Her Body Shape

While the rest of us can see nothing but beauty when looking at Emma Watson, the actress said that it took her a long time to accept her body.

The former Harry Potter star was unhappy with her appearance for many years despite being the envy of many.

Speaking to Glamour magazine Emma said: “I've accepted my body shape more as I've got older. I went through a stage of wanting to have that straight-up-and-down model look, but I have curves and hips, and in the end you have to accept yourself as you are.

“My weight has fluctuated between a size 6 and a 10. When you're growing, your body is still figuring itself out and it takes a while to settle down. 

“I keep telling myself that I'm a human being, an imperfect human being who's not made to look like a doll, and that who I am as a person is more important than whether at that moment I have a nice figure.”

The actress is currently promoting her latest movie, 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower', in which she plays a troubled teenager.

Emma's latest film 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower' will be released in October

However, she said that it is difficult to be an actress in Hollywood because there is so much pressure of young women to lose weight.

“It makes me sad to hear girls constantly putting themselves down. We have these unbelievably high expectations of ourselves, when actually we're human beings and out bodies have a function.

“We say that the pressure is coming from men but actually it's from each other. I think women feel so much pressure these days and it can turn us against each other.

“But we really damage our own confidence when we put ourselves down, so I try not to,” she said.

Emma recently revealed her relationship with American student Will Adamowicz and said that ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ has a powerful message.

“I wish someone had told me at 15: "You accept the love that you think you deserve." I would have approached my relationships completely differently if they had. I like this idea of quality control - that we don't have to accept just anyone into our lives.

“People talk about love as though it just happens to you - as though you're a victim in it all, when actually you can make good choices and bad. But women have a natural tendency to want to nurture and take care of men. I tend to date people who are quite introspective. I like deep thinkers,” she finished.