July 10, 2009 | Celeb Watch

Radcliffe hides behind trannies

Daniel Radcliffe has discovered the secret to keeping the paparazzi at bay: find yourself a drag queen friend.

Radcliffe said: "The one piece of advice I would give to any actor is, if you want to go out on the street without being recognized, without even being looked at, go out with a 6-foot-8 beautiful transsexual. No one gives you a second glance. Especially when you're 5-foot-5."

He should know. The young actor is said to be in awe of one of his new friends, a New York gender illusionist named Our Lady J known for performing everything from Dolly Parton to Alanis Morissette.

And maybe this is one step closer to coming out ... as a drag queen himself!

“I’d love to play a drag queen or transvestite, but not because of the costumes. Wait, what am I saying? Yes, because of the costumes,” he said, adding, “I maintain that I look good with eye make-up. And I’m not going to be an emo-kid, so the only other option is drag queen.”

His next role: performing 'Defying Gravity' from the musical 'Wicked' for a bunch of drunken bears.

Daniel would love to play drag queen [The Times of India]