Soccer Extreme : Arsenal winger Theo Walcott has revealed that he is mates with Daniel Radcliffe, the star of Harry Potter, and was once offered the chance to play a role in the highly-popular film franchise. The England international, who faces Manchester United this evening in the Champions League, also spoke of watching a nude Radcliffe perform on stage as Alan Strang in Peter Schaffer’s disturbing psychological play Equus.
Speaking to The Sun, Walcott relayed his close family connection with the Potter films,
“My auntie Yvonne is engaged to Harry Potter director David Yates.
“There was a chance I was going to appear in the last film, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix, possibly playing Quidditch.
Wag Mel Slade - the girlfriend of England and Arsenal star Theo Walcott -
has landed a role in the next Harry Potter film.
“Unfortunately, because of training commitments, I wasn’t available for filming. But my mum, dad and my brother Ashley are all in a crowd scene in the film and my girlfriend Mel is in a scene with Hermione in the next one.
“I’ve met Daniel Radcliffe a few times and he’s a great lad. I went to see him in Equus at the theatre but I’m definitely not planning to move in Hollywood circles.”