Daniel Radcliffe tags gay rumours about him ‘awesome’

August 24th, 2009 LONDON - Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Tom Felton were seen cheering side by side at The Oval recently. The two actors, who are rivals in the wizard films, are said to have enjoyed the game immensely, reports the Sun.

August 21st, 2009 LONDON - Actor Daniel Radcliffe is planning to helm a gangster film, sources say. The Harry Potter star has reportedly been reading scripts and plans to start off once he finishes shooting for the last Hogwarts film, Deathly Hallows.

August 12th, 2009 LONDON - Harry Porter actor Daniel Radcliffe has donated a large sum of money to help suicidal lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBTs), after he found the figures "extremely distressing". The 20-year-old star has given the money to The Trevor Project, an American helpline for the LGBTs and 'Questioning' teenagers.

July 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe says that people who hate homosexuals are 'disgusting and stupid'. The actor recently said that its 'awesome' when fans think he is gay, and slams those who hate same-sex couples.

July 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Harry Potter star Bonnie Wright found her kissing scene with co-star Daniel Radcliffe "weird". Boy wizard Harry, played by Radcliffe, flirts with Ginny Weasley (Wright), the younger sister of Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), in 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince', and plants his first movie kiss on her.

July 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Daniel Radcliffe is set to play a celebrated photojournalist who was killed in Somalia. The 19-year-old, who finishes shooting on the boy wizard franchise next year, is determined to take the part close to his heart.

July 13th, 2009 LONDON - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe may have become a millionaire at a young age but he insists that he isn't doing films for money. Radcliffe has made a fortune of 30-million-pound but says that it's his love for acting that drives him.

July 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has said that 'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson is a much better sex symbol than he is. Talking to reporters at the New York premiere of 'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince', the 19-year-old star said that ladies were better off lusting after Pattinson.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - While fans might have enjoyed watching Harry Potter flying on his Quidditch broomstick, for Daniel Radcliffe, the wizarding sport was the worst thing in the movies. "Quidditch is right up there with the least fun things I've done in Harry Potter," the Telegraph quoted him as saying.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he was bullied at school after the film franchise turned him into a star. The 19-year-old actor revealed that kids at his school teased him because he was so well known following the success of his first Harry Potter - forcing the youngster to toughen up.

July 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Daniel Radcliffe has acknowledged that he will always be known as Harry Potter after starring in the movies inspired by J.K. Rowling's books.

June 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe thinks older ladies make better dates. Radcliffe, who turns 20 on July 23, told Parade magazine that he finds it easier dating someone older than himself.

June 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Harry Potter star Emma Watson has dismissed rumours of a break-up with her long-term boyfriend, Jay Barrymore. The actress blamed the tabloid press for the rumours and revealed that her relationship with the financer is still strong.

June 1st, 2009 LONDON - Daniel Radcliffe says there is nothing sexy about doing intimate scenes in films. The Harry Potter star's on-screen 'first time' was three years ago, aged 16, for the film December Boys, with Teresa Palmer.

May 28th, 2009 LONDON - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has been given two top theatre gongs. The talented actor was given the honour for his role in the Broadway play Equus, reports The Daily Star.