Daniel Radcliffe: I was bullied over Harry Potter fame

Now Magazine - 19th Aug 2009

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Daniel Radcliffe: But actor learned to stand up for himself Sunday, 12 July 2009 Daniel Radcliffe had a rough time at school. The Harry Potter star, 19, was bullied by classmates, who were jealous of his fame. ‘I wasn’t the most popular kid because they wanted to give me a lot of crap and I wasn’t willing to take it,’ he says.   But Daniel , who was even punched in the face by a 19-year-old student when he was just 14, learned to stand his ground. ‘Because I’d been...

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