Daniel Radcliffe says being Harry Potter turned him into an alcoholic

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© Provided by Mirror Daniel Radcliffe has revealed the pressures of being a child star made him turn to drink Daniel Radcliffe has admitted being Harry Potter made him hit the bottle.

The boy wizard actor fell under the spell of the demon drink while starring in one of the world’s top film franchises. Daniel, 30, said people’s amusement at seeing Harry Potter getting drunk in a bar made him booze more.

He said it was made worse towards the last of the eight-film series by the fear of not knowing what to do next. When asked how he dealt with the scrutiny, he told BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs: “I think badly at first.