The final installment of the Harry Potter franchise is in theaters now, and while all three of the film’s leading characters have grown up, only two of them have aged well.
Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the title role, is a handsome young man and one of Broadway’s biggest stars. Emma Watson, who co-stars as Potter’s sidekick “Hermione,” is a Burberry model and arguably one of Hollywood’s most beautiful actresses. But the third member of the famous trio, Rupert Grint (the hapless but loyal Ron Weasley), has seen his looks steadily decline since the Potter series premiered in 2001.
Puberty wasn’t kind to Grint. Producers allegedly petitioned to have Weasley killed off by Lord Voldemort, but author J.K. Rowling insisted the films stay true to the books.
“We really struggled with this kid,” recalls Jessica Rose Osgood, the makeup artist on 2007’s Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. “They claimed I made Rupert look like a goblin, and that was before he’d even sat in my chair.”
The once adorable, ginger-haired lad was recently named one of VH1’s Creepiest Guys Ever and is currently working as a plumber in Northern Liverpool.
August 5, 2011
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