Daniel Radcliffe Lets It All Hang Out

The Harry Potter actor opens up in the latest issue of Esquire UK magazine

By Peter Gicas Jul 06, 2009 1:45 PMTags
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Daniel Radcliffe may look a bit battered and bruised on the cover of Esquire UK's August issue, but the Harry Potter star isn't pulling any punches, either.

The 19-year-old actor, who's certainly no stranger to exposing himself (hello, Equus!), reveals a few personal tidbits inside the mag's pages, including his religious beliefs.

"I'm an atheist, but I'm very relaxed about it," he says, before joking: "There we go, Dan, that's half of America that's not going to see the next Harry Potter film on the back of that comment."

We won't know if that's true until July 15, when Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opens in theaters.

Speaking of the latest installment, when the subject turns to rumors he and costar Emma Watson may have been an item, Daniel assures us they never hooked up because "there's something really incestuous about the idea of it."

That's not to say, however, that he and others didn't feel the effects of puberty while on set.

"There was a period when we were the only boys and girls any of us knew, so you know, we were all unbelievably horny from about the third film to probably about the end of the fifth," admits Daniel. "Then it all settled down. But, God, for a few years…"

Of course, by "God," we're assuming he just means that figuratively.

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