Emma Watson is taking a break from acting to focus on her "personal development".
The Harry Potter star has revealed she will spend her new-found free time reading one book every week and some independent studying.
She explained: "I'm taking a year away from acting to focus on two things, really. My own personal development is one. I know that you read a book a day. My own personal task is to read a book a week, and also to read a book a month as part of my book club. I'm doing a huge amount of reading and study just on my own.
"I almost thought about going and doing a year of gender studies, then I realised that I was learning so much by being on the ground and just speaking with people and doing my reading. That I was learning so much on my own. I actually wanted to keep on the path that I'm on. I'm reading a lot this year, and I want to do a lot of listening."
Meanwhile, the 25-year-old actress - who is also an UN Women Goodwill Ambassador - championed reading, revealing it has "exposed" her to "so many new ideas".
