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Cate Blanchett proud of Emma Watson's UN speech

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Actress Cate Blanchett says she's so extremely proud of Emma Watson's speech on gender equality at the United Nations.

"I was so f--king proud of Emma Watson's speech at the UN. It was brilliant, such an incredible use of her airspace, and really passionate. It was fantastic," Blanchett said about Watson in the latest issue of Porter magazine, reports eonline.com.

Watson, who was appointed as the new UN Women Goodwill Ambassador earlier in September, delivered an emotional speech at the United Nations headquarters Saturday to help launch the 'HeForShe' gender equality campaign.

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First Published: Nov 28 2014 | 7:56 AM IST

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