Emma Stone surpasses Jennifer Lawrence to be named Hollywood’s highest-paid actress

Emma Stone has surpassed her pal Jennifer Lawrence to be named Hollywood’s highest-paid actress.

The La La Land star topped Forbes’ annual list of best paid starsby earning 26 million US dollars (£20.2 million) in the last 12 months, mainly due to the success of the Hollywood musical.

Jennifer Lawrence, who topped the list in 2016, came third with 2017 earnings of 24 million US dollars (£18.6 million), just over half of the money she made the year before.

Jennifer Aniston took second place with earnings of 25.5 million US dollars (£19.8 million), which mainly came from her endorsements for Smartwater, Aveeno and Emirates.

Harry Potter star, Emma Watson made the list for the first time and is the only British star to feature in the top 10.

She saw a 160% increase on her earnings in 2016, when she made 10 million US dollars (£7.75 million).