Aug 28, 2017
Actress Emma Watson has been named the
celebrity who most inspires and influences teenagers, in a new poll.
The "Beauty and the Beast" actress, 27, was picked from a list of stars
which included celebrities such as Cheryl, Ariana Grande, Beyonce and
Zayn Malik, reports metro.co.uk.
Both girls and boys selected Watson from the line-up of 43 actors,
musicians, fitness personalities, YouTubers and reality stars.
The research was commissioned by youth empowerment programme National
Citizen Service (NCS) and conducted by ICM, with 1000 young people
taking part.
As per metro.co.uk, many cited Watson's feminist stance as the reason
she is so inspiring.
One respondent said: "She uses the power and fame she gained from the
Harry Potter series to speak about important issues like feminism."
"She's a big feminist. She frequently speaks out on sexism and other
discrimination issues such as racism and homophobia, and what she says
really inspires me," another said.
The research also found that ‘feminist' is now the top tribe for
teenage girls (29 per cent), outranking labels such as "sporty" (10 per
cent) or "bookworm" (19 per cent).