Daniel Radcliffe Loves Newfound Female Attention  6/26/07

Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe loves the attention he receives from female fans, even though his mother is still struggling with her son being an "object of lust".

The 17-year-old star admits he has started receiving more attention from teenage girls in recent years and is embarrassed by screaming fans when he's with his mum Marcia.

He says, "(My mother) didn't immediately understand that her little boy was not an object of lust. Someone said to me the other day, 'Do you ever worry that girls are just giving you attention because of who you are?'

"I was like, 'I'm 17, and I don't care! It's wonderful.'"