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Over the weekend rugby payer Keegan Hirst came out as the first openly gay player.

In an interview with The Sunday Mirror, he spoke openly about coming out to his teammates and how he found it challenging to come to terms with his own sexuality at times.

Keegan, 27, who plays for Batley Bulldogs and is a father of two children said that it was as if he was “letting out a long breath that I’ve held in for a long time.”

He raised by a single mother in a council estate in Batley and Keegan says that he struggled as a young man to come to terms with his sexuality:

“I had a wife and kids. I’ve been a builder, doorman, worked in factories, I play rugby. I tick every macho box. How could I be gay? I’m from Batley for goodness sake. No one is gay in Batley.”

Only a few weeks ago he split up with his wife who he says blamed herself but Keegan says he couldn’t bear the guilt of it all, “of her not knowing.”

Since the news broke, many people have been sharing messages of support with the sports star.  One of those being human rights activist and Harry Potter star Emma Watson.

In a series of tweets about courage, Emma proved to one of many A-list stars to show their support for Keegan’s decision to speak publicly about his personal life.

 

Another was Stephen Fry.

In 2013 Emma, a UN Goodwill Ambassador with the HeForShe campaign made headlines for her speech inviting men to join the fight for gender equality.

She continues to speak on issues of equality regularly, something which Keegan himself has recognised for a while now it seems!

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Forget True Detective, Colin Farrell could be about to embark on his most exciting acting project yet – the upcoming Harry Potter spin-off.

Irish actor Colin is the latest star confirmed for Fantastic Beasts (And Where to Find Them), an "extension" of the hugely successful film franchise based on JK Rowling's Harry Potter books.

The film, set for release in November 2016, stars Eddie Redmayne in the lead role of Newt Scamander, the future writer of a Hogwarts textbook.

Colin will play Graves, a wizard Newt meets on his travels in New York. There go our hopes for a Dublin version of Diagon Alley, so.

Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler and Katherine Waterson are among the other names confirmed for the hotly anticipated film. While this will be Colin's first foray into the Muggle-free world, he has starred alongside other Harry Potter veterans including Brendan Gleeson (Mad Eye Moody), Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort) and Clemence Poesy (Fleur de la Coeur).

In fact, the Dublin-born actor has spoken in the past about his desire to work on a Harry Potter film. "I would like to be in something like that, ” he said in an interview back in 2008. “That would be genius.”

Speaking about Fantastic Beasts (And Where To Find Them) in a recent statement, author JK Rowling said it would definitely not involve Harry, Hermione and co. "Newt’s story will start in New York, seventy years before Harry’s gets underway," she confirmed.

We cannot WAIT for filming to get started.

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From the Philosopher's Stone to the Deathly Hallows, the Harry Potter books have enthralled readers since the very first one was released back in 1997.

By 2007, JK Rowling had concluded her seven-part literary series – and millions of enthusiasts have been desperate for further instalments ever since.

The Scottish author last year announced that she would pen a spin-off play, The Cursed Child, but has otherwise been cautious about implying that the books themselves are anything less than done and dusted. 

"I’m not going to say I won’t. I don’t think I will… I feel I am done, but you never know," she said back in 2010.

Such ambiguity is enough to fuel hope too – and many woke this morning to discover that #newHarryPotterbooks was trending globally on Twitter. It was a hashtag which, understandably, sent fans into total meltdown.

Alas, sadly Ms Rowling didn't make any sort of surprise statement this morning – rather the #newHarryPotterbooks movement was kicked-off by Midnight, a late night Comedy Central game show hosted by Chris Hardwick.

The show had asked Twitter users to come up with alternative Harry Potter titles… and evidently it REALLY took off.

In the aftermath, however, many were less than impressed when they discovered that they'd inadvertently been dubbed. 

And – inevitably – the odd tongue-in-cheek response also duly followed.

Although, fans could be forgiven for getting their hopes up: JK Rowling often takes to social media to promote new material. She also regularly answers questions from readers via Twitter.

She furthermore used to platform to reveal details of the three forthcoming Newt Scamander spin-off films she has written for Warner online.

Eddie Redmayne, who plays the lead in the Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them trilogy, based on a Hogwarts text book read by Harry, is currently filming the first of the films, which is due out on 16 November 2016.

Ms Rowling is due to publish the third in a crime series written under the pen name Robert Galbraith this October.

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Irish actress Evanna Lynch has taken to Facebook to in order to get young actors in the audition doors this July.

If you know any pint-sized Harry Potter lovers then Evanna, 23, wants you to encourage them to get themselves to London for the open auditions for J.K Rowling’s magical spin-off series Fantastic Beats and Where to Find Them. Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne will also be appearing.

According to the MuggleNet website, Warner Bros. has made the announcement that there will be an open call casting for a young woman’s role in London next Saturday.

The character is called Modesty  a “haunted young girl with an inner strength and stillness.” Sounds like someone Evanna is familiar with. Modesty has “an ability to see deep into people and understand them.”

Evanna has drawn comparisons between her own character Luna and Modesty of the spin-off series. She also thinks that the opportunity is there for any mega-fans like her to land the role of their dreams, just as she did.

Saw this on Mugglenet this morning and have to repost!! Warner Bros. are holding an open casting call on Saturday for…

Posted by Evanna Lynch on Monday, 13 July 2015

On Facebook, Evanna wrote a post about the casting call that encouraged all the Potter fans out there to give it a try. She said:

“I was shy, awkward, too-sensitive-for-this-industry, had not one professional credit to my name and I faced many a raised eyebrow and skeptical comment when voicing my dream to audition.”

Evanna says she loved the character so much which was what ultimately got her the role even though she wasn’t a trained actor.

 

At the Galway Film Fleadh for the premiere of My Name Is Emily yesterday!  #MyNameIsEmily #GalwayFilmFleadh

A photo posted by Evanna Lynch (@msevylynch) on

“I only went out of love for the books and a fierce desire to tell Luna’s story the right way. But I was by all means, NOT ready or trained to audition for a role in a mega movie franchise.”

We think she did a pretty good job considering her character became loved by Potter fans around the world.

 

A photo posted by Evanna Lynch (@msevylynch) on

Evanna wrote that she just wants to encourage any girls who feel like they’re too shy or might not fit the Hollywood ideal to try what they love. “Put all those alleged obstacles out of your mind and just go as you, nothing more, nothing less,” she wrote to her fans.

Nicely done, Evanna. 

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Harry Potter fans rejoice! Our favourite author has once again given us further insight into the lives of our favourite characters.

This time round, JK Rowling offers an explanation into the deep-rooted resentment that the Dursley family feel towards Harry.

Ms Rowling has released her latest piece of Potter backstory on her website, Pottermore, which is used to interact with fans around the world.

In this post, the 49-year-old author explains how Vernon and Petunia Dursley treated Harry so wretchedly because of their longstanding animosity towards his parents, James and Lily Potter.

She describes the Dursleys as “reactionary, prejudiced, narrow-minded, ignorant and bigoted; most of my least favourite things.”

The author of The Casual Vacancy also explained how she came up with their dreary names. “’Vernon is simply a name I never much cared for. ‘Petunia’ is the name I always gave unpleasant female characters in games of make believe I played with my sister, Di, when we were very young.” She derived ‘Dursley’ from a village near her hometown of Gloucestershire.

Ms Rowling also explains her reasoning behind Petunia’s lacklustre final goodbye to Harry that left many fans feeling disappointed.

While Petunia looked as if she wanted to say something to Harry, she merely cocked her head and left without a word. “She gave him an odd, tremulous look and seemed to teeter on the edge of speech, but then, with a little jerk of her head, she bustled out of the room after her husband and son.”

Petunia’s creator explains that although Harry’s aunt does in fact have a buried love for her sister, her prejudices and jealousies don’t allow her to acknowledge it and “the realisation that she might never see Lily’s eyes again almost struggled out” of her, but she wasn’t able to admit it.

JK Rowling certainly is one author who takes the sting out of losing your favourite series. As well as frequently providing us avid readers with backstory updates, we can also look forward to the upcoming Harry Potter prequel, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, featuring Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander.

We can’t wait! 

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It's official – Eddie Redmayne has been cast to play Newt Scamander in JK Rowling’s new Harry Potter prequel, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.

The 33 year-old Londoner won this year’s Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal as Stephen Hawking in The Theory Of Everything.

He will now turn his attentions to playing the ‘magizoologist’ who writes a textbook that will be studied by Harry and his friends in Hogwarts, years later.

Warner Brothers made the announcement saying that Redmayne has “emerged as one of today’s most extraordinarily talented and acclaimed actors”.

The studio said they are “thrilled to welcome him into JK Rowling’s Wizarding World, where we know he will deliver a remarkable performance”.

With Redmayne secured in the role, now we wonder who will play his love interest.

Last year, The Guardian reported that Harry Styles was possibly being considered to star in the film. These reports haven't been confirmed as of yet so we will just have to wait and see. 

According to The Wrap, there are two leading ladies in the Harry Potter spin-off. It is reported that director, David Yates, has been eyeing up Kate Upton, Saoirse Ronan, Dakota Fanning, and a few others for the two roles.

We’re sure Eddie will deliver in this role and, starring alongside any of these women in a J.K. Rowling script sounds like a recipe for success to us. 

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Many of us grew up with Harry Potter on our shelves and if you were anything like us, you became emotionally involved in all seven books.

Yes, we shed a tear or two when Harry accidentally stumbled upon the Mirror of Erised and saw his mum and dad and when Dumbledore tragically died, but nothing prepared us for the tragic death of one of our favourite twins, Fred Weasley. 

And it seems, just like with us, the death of Fred during the Battle of Hogworts was the worst for J.K. Rowling.

Taking to Twitter on the day that marked the 17th Anniversary of the battle, the famed author wrote:

"Today I would just like to say: I'm really sorry about Fred. *Bows head in acceptance of your reasonable ire*"

However, it seems it wasn’t just Fred's death that the 49-year-old was distraught about, saying that she was going to “apologise for one death per anniversary.”

Sadly, however, no matter how sad she feels about the loss of our favourite characters, it doesn’t look like there is ever going to be another Harry Potter book.

"I think Harry Potter 8, as in, what happened next to Harry, Ron and Hermoine…I don't think that's going to happen."

Noooooo!

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It can't be easy to be inundated with hundreds, if not thousands of fans questions and requests every day. 

Thankfully, it seems to be a part of the job that Harry Potter author JK Rowling truly loves – and we love her for it. 

However, one such fan sent a ripple of annoyance through Twitter today when she told Rowling she couldn't understand how Dumbledore was gay:

"I wonder why you said that Dumbledore is a [sic] gay because I can't see him in that way."

It wasn't long before JK came back to the fan with her answer – and proved what a legend she is at the same time:

"Maybe because gay people just look like…people?"

Needless to say, her answer was met with a lot of love and admiration on Twitter. It seems her words were very much taken on board by the fan in question too, who replied writing:

"amazing answer…yes you are absolutely right. Such an inspiration."

Very nicely put, JK – you most certainly are an inspiration.

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Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane is currently undergoing treatment in a Florida hospital after collapsing on a flight from London.

The actor, who played Hagrid in the film franchise, began suffering flu-like symptoms which worsened as the flight went on. Paramedics met him once the plane touched down in Florida and brought him to hospital.

The 64-year-old actor was en route to a Harry Potter convention in the US when he fell ill. 

It's believed Sir Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in the films, was also on the plane.

Robbie's rep hit back at claims that the actor has been drinking heavily at a Heathrow airport lounge before taking off, saying the claims were "completely untrue" and "not correct." She added that Robbie had very little time in Heathrow after his connection from Glasgow landed late due to snow.

We hope he'll be okay!

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The Harry Potter phenomenon may be almost eighteen years old now, but it doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere soon!

Tom Felton has been proving his loyalty to Slytherin since he tweeted that he had been sorted into Gryffindor when he joined Pottermore. Clearly less than impressed, Tom tweeted: “Today was the day. I finally did it. I joined Pottermore and was sorted into…Gryffindor. Heart broken x #slytherinforlife.”

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling then joined in on the fun, telling Tom she knew all along he belonged in the same house as Harry Potter: “@TomFelton I could’ve told you that years ago. I just didn’t want to spoil your motivation.”

Oh, those two!

Tom then shared a photo of himself on Pottermore showing his house with the simple but telling caption: “Oh boll****! X”

 

Oh bollocks! x

A photo posted by Tom Felton (@t22felton) on

Now all we need to know is what house Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint would be sorted into! 

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Anyone who's anyone has seen the Harry Potter films, right?

Wrong.

There are people walking amongst us who don't get our Harry Potter jokes or our witty quips about Snape, and half the time we don't even know who they because they're too afraid to reveal themselves.

Here are just five ways to find out if the person opposite you is as clueless about Harry Potter as you are about the upcoming exam for that 9am lecture.

1) You make a Quidditch joke and they laugh because they know they should, but the fear in their eyes is mind-blowing.

Quid-atch?

2) They smile blankly when someone makes a threesome joke about Harry, Hermione and Ron.

Threesomes are funny, right?

3) They think Voldemort is a volcano. No, they don't just think it, they know it. The clue is in the name surely.

Girls, they think they nailed that one.

4) Every single photo they’ve seen on Facebook of someone posing beside platform 9 ¾ has left them utterly mystified.

That can’t be right. Where are they? Are they lost?

5) They think Hogwarts is a skin disease experienced by our little pink friend, the pig.

Why do people talk about it so fondly?

These people look just like the rest of us, but don't be fooled, girls. Approach with caution.

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There was huge excitement in the world of Harry Potter yesterday as J.K. Rowling took to Twitter with a cryptic message.

The buzz started when the author posted an update on Sunday after a brief absence from social media, mentioning that not only was she busy finishing the screenplay for the HP spin-off, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but was also "working on a novel":

When a fan got excited about what the unnamed new book could be, the best-selling writer responded… 

…And then began taking things further with an even MORE cryptic message:

Why are you teasing us?!

As no-one has solved the riddle yet, speculation is of course rife that it's a teaser for a new Harry Potter book. Avid fans have found the words "Newt Scamander," "New York" and "History" in the puzzling message, which has been re-tweeted over 7,000 times.

Much as we hope that it is indeed a sign of exciting things to come, we reckon Ms. Rowling just felt like flexing her anagramming muscles with some fun riddles! Also, Newt Scamander just so happens to be the fictional author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, so it could all just be a very complex plug for the new film. Booo!

Since finishing the Harry Potter series back in 2007, the celebrity author has branched out from fantasy writing, publishing three books for an older audience – two of which have been under the pen name of Robert Galbraith. 

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