Emma Watson to teens: 'Be true to who you are'

HONG KONG: Emma Watson's advice to teenagers is: "feel comfortable in your own skin."

The 21-year-old Harry Potter star, on her second visit to Hong Kong, said she loves traveling in Asia.

The British actress cast as Hermione Granger when she was just 10 has said she's preparing to step out of the safe world of film sets. She's been studying at Brown and Oxford universities.

She told reporters Thursday her best advice to teens is: "Be true to who you are and do the best to feel comfortable in your own skin. You are all right exactly as you are."

She was in Hong Kong on a business trip. About 100 fans, holding "Harry Potter" books or fashion magazines with Watson on the cover, greeted the actress. (AP)

Emma Watson left UK for US

Harry Potter’ star Emma Watson has revealed that she decided to go to university in America because she felt “claustrophobic” in UK.

Watson, 21, who felt that she would not be left alone if she stayed in the UK, opted out of enrolling in prestigious Cambridge University as she wanted to be “normal” for a while.

“I suddenly felt very claustrophobic. I thought, ‘I can’t stay here, I won’t be able to concentrate, I won’t be left alone’,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

“I don’t want to put a negative light on it, as if I was escaping or anything like that. I think I wanted to meet people my own age and just be normal for a bit,” she stated.

Emma Watson to launch 'green' fashion line

'Harry Potter' star Emma Watson is busting into the high-fashion world, by collaborating with fashion house Alberta Ferreti to create an eco-friendly collection.

Watson, 20, is working on the 'Pure Threads' collection meant for "sensitive people, who want to be supportive of these kind of issues," the New York Post quoted Ferretti as telling WWD.

The designer said she was attracted to Watson because of her "freshness...spontaneity and simplicity."

"She is intelligent, with a strong personality, a young, modern girl," she said of the actress.

This is not Watson's first foray into the world of fashion; she modelled for Burberry's Autumn/Winter campaign in 2009 and appeared in their 2010 Spring/Summer campaign alongside her brother, Alex.

The British actress also began working as a creative adviser for People Tree, a fair trade fashion brand, in February 2010. Part of the proceeds of her Ferretti line will benefit People Tree.

"I'm pleased that a luxury brand such as Alberta Ferretti has decided to create ecological clothes," Watson said in a statement about her latest venture.

"I believe this is a big step forward for all of the international fashion industry, but also an important step for an increased sensitivity to the problem of ecology," she added.

Forbes' top-earning couple with 6.3billion dollars

Harry Potter stars Rupert Grint and Emma Watson are the highest earning couple with USD6.3 billion dollars, according to Forbes.

Watson and Grint played teen couple Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter series and have beaten the 'steamiest' couple Robert Pattinson and Kristina Stewart to the top spot.

The financial magazine then compiled the list based on highest box office earnings for each on-screen duo, reports the New York Daily News.

Viggo Mortensen and Liv Tyler of 'Lord of the Rings', who played lovers Arwen and Aragon in three Tolkien epics, reportedly earned USD3 billion for the LOTR franchise.

And Keira Knightly and Orlando Bloom of 'Pirates of the Caribbean', earned USD2.7 billion at the box office, coming in third.

Back to the Twilight couple, Pattinson and Stewart managed to get USD1.8 billion for the 'Twilight' franchise since the first film debuted to massive success in 2008.