By Renae Dyer On January 30, 2012 Daniel Radcliffe Ashamed of 'Harry Potter'

 

‘Harry Potter’ star Daniel Radcliffe refuses to watch himself in the film franchise that made him famous because it makes him cringe.

In an interview with The Mirror, the 22-year-old actor said he was far from proud of his portrayal of the boy wizard which he began playing at age 11.

"I'd cringe so hard my face would fall off," Radcliffe said of looking back at his performances on the hit series based on the JK Rowling books of the same name.

‘The Woman in Black’ actor also opened up about his struggle with alcohol during filming of eighth and final instalment ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II’ which was released mid last year.

“I was able to do my job and never drank at work, but it was a daily thing leading me down a very, very destructive path.”

The news comes shortly after Radcliffe confessed he never speaks to ‘Harry Potter’ co-star Rupert Grinch unlike their wizard alter-egos Harry Potter and Ron Weasley.

Radcliffe, who has been dating 22-year-old Rosie ­Coker since they met on set of the last ‘Harry Potter’ film, told The Mirror he texts co-star Emma Watson regularly but “Rupert and I never text each other, we never see each other.”

“If I see him every six months or so, it’s a friendly ‘hello, how’s things with you’ but that’s about it.”

‘Harry Potter,’ which follows the life of a boy wizard and his friends, is the highest grossing film series of all-time making $7.7 billion worldwide.

We caught up with Daniel at his 'Woman In Black' premiere last week, where he said he was "thrilled" that Harry Potter had been recognised at the Oscars.