Harry Potter star Katie Leung was asked by publicists to conceal her experiences of racist trolling from fans of the book series, the actor has claimed.
Leung portrayed Cho Chang, a love interest to Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry, in four of the film adaptations of JK Rowling’s blockbuster novels.
“I remember them saying to me, ‘Oh, look, Katie, we haven’t seen these, these websites that people are talking about.
In a new interview with the podcast Chinese Chippy Girl, Leung recalled the downsides of working on the franchise as a teenager, which involved receiving abuse from fans over her casting.