Sunday 27 January 2008

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe splits with girlfriend


HARRY Potter star Daniel Radcliffe's magical romance with his girlfriend is over, the News of the World can reveal.

The boy wizard started dating actress Laura O'Toole after they met on stage during raunchy West End play Equus.

But we can confirm that although Daniel didn't (Quid)ditch Laura, they have both gone their separate ways.

Laura told us: "Daniel and I are still good friends and have a good time when we see each other. But we just have to be realistic."

The pair started dating early last year after sharing a lengthy nude sex scene in Equus, in which Dublin-born Laura, 22, was understudy for the role of Radcliffe's girlfriend.

Despite the play ending in May last year, the couple continued to see each other in secret.

They were later snapped out together in Fulham, West London, near Radcliffe's home.

He donned a baseball cap pulled down low on his forehead to try and hide from our snapper, as the pair popped in and out of bookshops.

Radcliffe is thought to have been given access to an estimated £20 MILLION trust fund on his 18th birthday last July.

At the time he was swamped by screaming female teenage fans at a Harry Potter premiere and generated even more hysteria when he admitted he was anxious to meet a girlfriend.

Daniel once dubbed actresses as "completely barking" but quickly had his heart stolen by Laura.

She made her name six years ago in the Irish TV series On Home Ground.

Producers of Equus were so impressed by her performance, she will now be the female lead opposite Lily Allen's brother, Alfie, when the play starts a four-month nationwide tour of Britain in a couple of days.

Radcliffe, set to open the play in New York towards the end of year, is also expected to bank £25MILLION for starring in the final two Harry Potter films.

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