Daniel Radcliffe's fans check him out on stage with binoculars

Harry Potter fakes sex in front of 980 people every night

Tuesday, 13 March 2007

The promise of seeing 17-year-old Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe nude in the West End play Equus has seen celebrities and fans storming London’s Gielgud Theatre.

Some of those sitting at the back admit to using binoculars to check out exactly what he has to offer.

Daniel stars as Alan Strang, a disturbed stable lad, and he and his co-star Joanna Christie perform a naked sex scene in front of a 980-strong audience.

The play’s had rave reviews, but not everyone’s pleased about their favourite wizard getting more than his wand out.

Executives from Warner Bros, who make the Harry Potter films, were reportedly ‘utterly dismayed’ about Daniel’s steamy scenes.

According to one source, they’d been building up their publicity machine for Harry’s first screen kiss next summer.

But now, in the words of one critic, their star ‘is cavorting naked for a full 10 minutes and simulating sex while riding a “horse” played by a male ballet dancer!’

Warner Bros have said that they ‘fully support him in the artistic choices he makes as an actor'.

See Now magazine for a review of the show (dated 19 March) - out now!