Why Is Daniel Radcliffe in Bra for Harry Potter Promo?

Actor is seen wearing ladies undergarments in new TV ad for upcoming boy wizard sequel

By Peter Gicas Oct 20, 2010 3:35 PMTags

If you've bared your body on Broadway, donning a bra should be easy, right?

Sure enough, in one of several new TV ads promoting the upcoming release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I, Daniel Radcliffe is briefly seen sporting a woman's, yes, a woman's undergarment.

"Look away, I'm hideous," he says in the clip upon seeing himself dressed that way.

So what gives?

Well, to make a long story short, Harry has not become a cross-dressing wizard. In the scene, several of his friends partake in the Polyjuice potion to transform themselves into Harry in order to protect him, and so it is actually Fleur Delacour who is "seen" as the bra-wearing Harry.

Of course, if you've read the book, you already knew that. 

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I hits theaters Nov. 19.