Emma Watson has offered up the perfect response to those who have criticised her recent ‘topless’ photo shoot for the cover ofVanity Fairmagazine.

Many claimed the actress – who shot to fame as Hermione in theHarry Potterfilm franchise – was contradicting her feminist views by posing in a jacket with no top or bra underneath.

“What a lovely role model…HA!” wrote one person when the image was shared on Instagram.

“Sorry Emma, with all love I have for you…but this is a big NOOOOO,” wrote another.

Emma Watson: “Feminism, feminism… gender wage gap… why oh why am I not taken seriously… feminism… oh, and here are my tits!” pic.twitter.com/gb7OvxzRH9

— Julia Hartley-Brewer (@JuliaHB1) March 1, 2017

But the 26-year-oldBeauty and the Beastactress has hit back at the critics, saying that feminism should not be used as “a stick with which to beat other women with”.

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“[Feminism] is about freedom, it’s about liberation, it’s about equality,” she toldBBC News when asked to respond to the controversy over the photos.

“I really don’t know what my tits have to do with it.

“It’s very confusing.”