"I was adorable," Daniel Radcliffe on himself as a kid

Daniel Radcliffe got embarrassed earlier today when US TV hosts flashed up old footage of him at 12-years-old - on his first ever trip to New York City.

In the archive interview from November 23, 2001, a very fresh faced and wide eyed Radcliffe said in a breathy voice that it was 'so funny, so funny,' to meet the producers of the Harry Potter movies and that he went up the Empire State building.

"That was really, really cool," he said on the programme Live With Regis and Kelly.

Now, at the age of nearly 22, Radcliffe appeared on the show again: "Thank you so much for playing that clip," he said sarcastically to the hosts.

"That's great thanks."

Radcliffe also admitted that he never watches the early Harry Potter movies.

"I don't watch those early films but I'm told what is lovely about them is that we are so...not natural...and we are not polished like so many other child actors are. We were learning as we were going and I think that was kind of endearing and people do get very proud of us, which is very sweet."

Host Regis Philbin, 80, also flashed a cover of Entertainment Weekly magazine showing a young Radcliffe.

"Look, I was adorable," said Radcliffe who is now starring on Broadway.

"I was so sweet."

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