Daniel Radcliffe's naked flop fear

Oct 23, 2006, 11:40 GMT

Daniel Radcliffe is terrified his naked stage debut will be a flop.

The 'Harry Potter' actor will strip off to play a young man with a "religious-erotic obsession with horses" in a production of 'Equus' in London next year (07), but is worried that he might not be able to pull it off.

He said during an interview with Newsweek: "It's a really challenging play, but if I can pull it off - which we don't know if I can yet - I hope people will stop and think, 'Maybe he can do something other than Harry'."

The 17-year-old actor is desperate to get away from the boy wizard role that has made him an international star.

Daniel explained: "Part of me wants to shake up people's perception of me, just shove me in a blender."

Meanwhile, filming on 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' shut down one of London's busiest Underground train stations on Sunday (22.10.06).

Crews had to close the Westminster tube station - which is situated near the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey - to shoot a key scene for the fifth instalment in the franchise.

In the book the Harry Potter and Arthur Weasley use the underground train network to attend a disciplinary hearing at the Ministry of Magic.

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