Daniel RadcliffeHarry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe has changed his mind about having friends that will take advantage of his fame - but only as far as girlfriends are concerned.

He told the Observer recently: “Somebody said to me the other day, ‘Do you ever worry that girls are just giving you attention because of who you are?’. I was like, ‘I’m 17, I don’t care! It’s wonderful!’ ”

“Obviously you have to watch a bit and I’m sure there will be a lot of girls - well, I hope there will be a lot of girls who are just trying to get stories!”

“I’d rather take the chance if I really like someone. I think I’d generally be able to tell. I’ve got quite a good instinct for people.”

He added female fans have been pursuing him for a while - such as one girl who surprised him by approaching him while she was just wearing a towel: “I was about 11 when that happened. I didn’t know what to do with myself. I was just discovering what everything was!” he says. “That was really cool actually. I wish that would happen again. As I remember, she was very attractive. I’d be up for something now!”