Harry Potter star Matthew Lewis says he felt "exposed" when the media focussed on his appearance in the final Harry Potter film.
Lewis had to undergo a 'make-under' for his role as Neville Longbottom for the majority of the franchise, but says the attention on his natural look left him "uncomfortable".
Speaking to The Telegraph, he said: "It was a pretty daunting experience, to be honest with you. The film came out while I was flying to Australia. When I landed there was all the news about [box office] records being broken, and various bits of press about me - all the headlines about how I'd been 'transformed'.
"I called [my publicist] Will and said, 'I don't like this'. It was very, very weird, and I suddenly felt very exposed. People started focusing on my appearance rather than my work, and I was uncomfortable with it."
Of the false yellow teeth, fat suit and ear prosthetics he was made to wear, he added: "When I was about 15 or 16, I hated it. I thought this is what the rest of the world thinks I am, what I really look like. I was so sick of the fat suit I used to take it off as soon as I came off set even if it was only for 20 minutes.
"Then I started to appreciate what it was all about. Becoming a character was important, and by the end I had a whole new appreciation of it. That fat suit and the make-up did help me get into the role. I'm glad I stuck with it."
Lewis' co-star Daniel Radcliffe was recently named Entertainer of the Year.
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