The fairest of them all now has a mean way with a bow and arrow. In Snow White and the Huntsman, the new retelling of the classic fairytale, Stewart offers a militant take on the girl who got lost in the forest.

‘Snow White is innately defensive, and so it’s always down to that last second,’ our June cover star says in the video. ‘You’re going to throw your drink on the ground and stand up and say “Yeah!”’

Click here to watch Stewart work a suit of armour in the video on ELLE TV.

Snow White and the Huntsman will be released into UK cinemas on 1 June

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