Here's why Daniel Radcliffe won't be going to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
The star is worried that fans will be watching him for a reaction
- Ben Allen
Published: Monday, 26 November 2018 at 11:16 am
Daniel Radcliffe has no intention of going to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child because he's worried that people would constantly be eyeing him up to see his reaction – and he's probably got a point.
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During an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers to promote his own Broadway play, The Lifespan of a Fact, the former Harry Potter star was asked why he hadn't been spotted at the show yet.
"I’m probably not going to see it, I don’t have plans to," he told the host. "Not because I think it would throw me into some sort of existential crisis of like, ‘Oh, is that what happened?’
"I feel like I would be being watched for my reaction. And maybe that is completely conceited and egotistical and people wouldn’t care, but I do feel if I was just surrounded by Harry Potter fans, it would be a little odd." Watch him discuss the play below.
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Knowing the intensity of Harry Potter fandom, this would absolutely be the case – you can't really blame the guy.
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Ben AllenOn Demand Writer, RadioTimes.com
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