Emma Watson poses TOPLESS and flashes her body for totally glamorous Vanity Fair cover shoot

The star dared to bare as she opened up about Beauty and the Beast and much more

Emma Watson has posed topless for Vanity Fair magazine as she flashed her bare chest for the camera in a stunning snap.

The former Harry Potter actress smolders in the snap, with her hair styled into a quiff as she crosses her arms under her boobs with a shawl over her shoulders and choker round her neck.

A lace skirt and stunning makeup complete the glamorous and quirky look, which appears in a new photoshoot in the March issue of Vanity Fair .

The movie star and passionate activist appears on the cover in a beautiful white gown, alongside a tag line promising that she’s “not your mother’s Disney princess”.

As the world waits to see Emma’s portrayal of Belle in the upcoming live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, she has been adamant about having the character remain in control.

“When I finished the finished, it kind of felt like I had made that transition into being a woman on-screen,” she told the publication.

“[Belle is] absolutely a Disney princess, but she’s not a passive character – she’s in charge of her own destiny.”

She’s certainly had a great impact on the cast, with Kevin Kline – who plays her character’s father Maurice – explaining she can balance being feminine and vulnerable while demanding to be taken seriously.

An example of the star’s fun side came during filming as they were working on a ball, which featured the entire cast and a lot of extras waltzing in period costumes for hours on end.

Kevin said: “After a long, long day, suddenly Pharrell Williams’s song Happy comes on, blasting, and everyone just starts jumping around. It became kind of a wrap party, really celebratory. And I asked, ‘Who did that?’ It was Emma.”