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The Harry Potter star who had pockets sewn up as he kept 'sneaking food and drink on set'

One Harry Potter star's snacking habits were so bad that he had to have his pockets sewn up on his robe to stop him sneaking food and drink on set.

The former child actor had such a bad habit that none of the other actors could enjoy their snacks during filming either, reports MyLondon. Wardrobe teams started sewing robe pockets shut after the third film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

By this time offender Tom Felton, who played bad boy Draco Malfoy, was 16 years old. The actor shared that he was the reason behind the robes being sewn up.

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Speaking at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo he said: "The robes had these huge pockets. The rumour was that they sewed them up after the third film because I was sneaking food and drink onto set.

"I want to clear this up because that is absolutely true. I think the other kids starting following suit. Wardrobe would put their hand in and it would be chocolate and sweets."

Tom played the school enemy of Harry Potter, and still shocks children to this day that he is actually quite a likeable person.

The actor said: "There must be some inner dark child waiting to get out of me. It’s a lot more fun when you get to step into the shoes of someone really horrible.

"It’s not very nice to be horrible in real life, either. It’s not a very warm feeling. So it’s great to be able to do it on camera. For years I had six-year-olds calling me all sorts of names. It took me awhile to learn that they were compliments.”

He added: "They almost want you to be like Draco. If you come up and say ‘Hi kids, nice to meet you,’ they are like ‘oh my God.’ It really freaks them out."

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