{"id":2317662,"date":"2026-03-07T23:08:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T23:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2317662"},"modified":"2026-03-07T23:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T23:08:27","slug":"harry-potter-actress-explains-why-she-would-not-want-to-go-back-to-her-days-shooting-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/harry-potter-actress-explains-why-she-would-not-want-to-go-back-to-her-days-shooting-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHarry Potter\u201d actress explains why she &#8216;would not want to go back&#8217; to her days shooting movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Katie Leung has no interest in reliving her days at Hogwarts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/bridgerton-tv-show\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bridgerton;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Bridgerton<\/em><\/a> actress, who portrayed Cho Chang in five <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/harry-potter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Harry Potter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Harry Potter<\/em><\/a> films, recently explained why she wouldn&#8217;t want to return to the chapter of her life when she was immersed in the wizarding world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I was so young at the time, and I was so easily influenced by what people would say about me because I didn&#8217;t know who I was,&#8221; she told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@entertainmenttonight\/video\/7611609403099204895\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Tonight;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a> of her time in the fantasy franchise. &#8220;So I&#8217;ve come into <em>Bridgerton<\/em> having a really healthy focus on the work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Leung indicated that she prefers working on <em>Bridgerton<\/em> to shooting <em>Harry Potter<\/em>. &#8220;I&#8217;m so glad I&#8217;m here. I would not want to go back to that time,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Not because I had a bad time or anything, but it&#8217;s just really nice when you know who you are, and I&#8217;m still figuring that out, but I&#8217;m a bit closer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Katie Leung on &#8216;Bridgerton&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Liam Daniel\/Netflix<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Leung made her screen debut as Cho in 2005&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire<\/em><\/a>. She reprised the role in 2007&#8217;s <em>Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix<\/em> \u2014 in which she memorably gave Daniel Radcliffe&#8217;s Harry his first kiss \u2014 and returned again in 2009&#8217;s <em>Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince<\/em>, 2010&#8217;s <em>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows \u2013 Part 1<\/em>, and 2011&#8217;s <em>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows \u2013 Part 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actress, who began playing Lady Araminta Gun in <em>Bridgerton<\/em>&#8216;s fourth season, recently <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/harry-potter-katie-leung-reveals-advice-cho-chang-actress-new-series-exclusive-11914482\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shared the advice;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">shared the advice<\/a> she&#8217;d give to whoever plays Cho in HBO&#8217;s forthcoming <em>Harry Potter<\/em> TV series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;For anybody really, [whatever] stage in their life, [my advice is] just to be themselves, because that&#8217;s what makes them unique,&#8221; Leung said. &#8220;And to not let the kind of noise of other people get to you, because what you have already is a gift, and you should really just try and hold onto that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Robert Pattinson and Katie Leung in 2005's 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'Credit: Murray Close\/Warner Bros.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/wY4Qd_VVyDjvxML6HvzHAw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/5d90984b183131ebdc89a50dd619b29f\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Robert Pattinson and Katie Leung in 2005&#8217;s &#8216;Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Murray Close\/Warner Bros.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Leung recently <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/harry-potter-katie-leung-remembers-racist-bullying-after-getting-cast-11881837\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:discussed her mixed feelings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">discussed her mixed feelings<\/a> about her early <em>Potter<\/em> fame in an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2026\/jan\/07\/katie-leung-harry-potter-sudden-fame-insecurity-bridgerton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:interview;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">interview<\/a> with <em>The Guardian<\/em>. &#8220;Being in the spotlight from that age, when you&#8217;re already insecure, was difficult, to say the least,&#8221; she said. &#8220;At the time, I was having a lot of fun. I thought, &#8216;This is different from school,&#8217; and I really did not enjoy school. So it was a way to escape. I&#8217;m still trying to figure it out, really, how it affected me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actress also said she found hurtful racist comments about her online after she made her <em>Potter<\/em> debut. &#8220;At that age, you&#8217;re curious,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I remember being very curious about what people were saying about me, and I was googling myself. Nobody could have stopped me, because I was old enough to make up my own mind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Leung added that she didn&#8217;t fully process the impact of the online hate. &#8220;I think it just sat with me, and it affected me in ways like, &#8216;Oh yeah, I made that decision because people were saying this about me,'&#8221; she said. &#8220;It probably made me less outgoing. I was very self-aware of what was coming out of my mouth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/harry-potter-star-katie-leung-would-not-relive-days-shooting-movies-11921592\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katie Leung has no interest in reliving her days at Hogwarts. The Bridgerton actress, who portrayed Cho Chang in five Harry Potter films, recently explained why she wouldn&#8217;t want to return to the chapter of her life when she was immersed in the wizarding world. &#8220;I was so young at the time, and I was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2317663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[387944,310989,446033],"class_list":["post-2317662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-cho-chang","tag-harry-potter","tag-katie-leung"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Harry-Potter-actress-explains-why-she-would-not-want-to.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317662"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2317664,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317662\/revisions\/2317664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}