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Evanna Lynch played one of J K Rowling’s most loved characters, Luna Lovegrove, in the Harry Potter films.
Evanna always identified with Luna rather than Hermione or Harry or Ron when she grew up reading the books but never thought she would one day become pen pals with the author or end up acting her heroine.
But despite her successful career she’s been in constant conflict with herself throughout most of her life. At the age of 11 Evanna reveals that her eating disorder had fully consumed her and one of the only things that she found offered a form of escapism was reading the Harry Potter books.
Now she’s written a book: The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and Glory of Growing Up.
Beat Eating Disorders: www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk
Mind: www.mind.org.uk
The Performing Arts Children's Charity: www.pachildrenscharity.org.uk
This podcast has been produced in association with Speakers for Schools: www.speakersforschools.org
Producers: Anya Pearce and Lucy Dichmont
Series producer: Ben Mitchell
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