Emma Watson, the actress, is taking legal action after private photographs of her were stolen in a suspected hacking attack.

The pictures of the Beauty And The Beast star show her trying on outfits during a fitting.

But her spokesman, who could give no details on who stole the images, made it clear they did not show the actress nude - contrary to rumours circling online that she might have been the subject of a nude photo leak.

He said on Wednesday: "Photos from a clothes fitting Emma had with a stylist a couple of years ago have been stolen.

"They are not nude photographs. Lawyers have been instructed and we are not commenting further."