Cate Blanchett really admires Emma Watson for her speech on gender equality at the U.N.
While talking to the Porter magazine, the 45-year-old Aussie beauty said that she was "so f-king proud of the 24-year-old 'Harry Potter' star's speech, which was brilliant and passionate, E! Online reported.
Watson, who's been appointed U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador, had delivered an emotional yet powerful speech in September at the United Nations headquarters to help launch the HeForShe gender equality campaign, which had created quite a buzz.
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