Daniel Radcliffe confesses crushing on ‘Harry Potter’ co-star Helena Bonham Carter

Actor Daniel Radcliffe has confessed to crushing on ‘Harry Potter’ co-star Helena Bonham Carter.

During an interview for the upcoming HBO Max reunion special, “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts,” franchise star Daniel Radcliffe read a letter he gave to co-star Helena Bonham Carter during filming that revealed his crush on the actress 23 years his senior.

The letter began with “Dear HBC, it was a pleasure being your costar and coaster in the sense that I always ended up holding your coffee.”

Radcliffe then laughs, embarrassed at the rest of the note, as Carter urges the “Guns Akimbo” actor to continue reading.

“You can share,” Carter, 55, said, to which Radcliffe replied, “I can. I can share this now.” “I do love you,” he continued. “And I just wish I had been born 10 years earlier [so that] I might [have had] a chance. Lots of love and thanks for being cool.”

Carter who played the villainous Bellatrix Lestrange in the series, was however not Radcliffe’s only love interest while on set: The actor shared that many of his early romantic experiences took place while filming the iconic series.

He said;

“Every part of my life is connected to ‘[Harry] Potter. My first kiss is connected to someone here. My first girlfriends were here. It all spirals out from the part of set somewhere.”

Radcliffe however didn’t disclose whom he dated while filming, but admits that filming “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” was “peak hormone” for much of the cast.

Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom in the series said;

“There was crushes and people went out with each other and broke up just like you do in school.

“It was exactly the same environment but it was just in a Defense Against the Dark Arts class.”

Emma Watson and Radcliffe even advised each other on the art of flirting via text while on-set.

Radcliffe added;

“If she was texting a boy or I was texting a girl, I would be like, ‘She sent me this many kisses back. What do I do? This is a nightmare.’”