Harry Potter's star Daniel is good kisser

Katie Leung at the world premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' in London, November 6, 2005. Leung, who plays Harry's crush Cho Chang stopped in Beijing on Thursday and was headed for Hong Kong with Warner Bros. executives eager to build on what has already become the studio's biggest film premiere in China. [Reuters]

"We probably got it on the 30th take," says Daniel of his marathon first kiss scene with Katie
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Harry Potter star Katie Leung had to shoot the boy wizard's first screen kiss 30 times, she revealed yesterday.

Teenage actress Katie, who plays Cho Chang, admitted she had butterflies before the big scene with Daniel Radcliffe.

And they ended up doing it 30 times before they got it right.

But Katie, who is filming the fifth Potter movie,Order Of The Phoenix, said it was no problem, adding: "Daniel is a good kisser. I really enjoyed it."

Katie, 19, from Motherwell, Lanarkshire, had never acted before winning the role of Cho inHarry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire.

But now she has put her plans to study art at university on hold in a bid for screen success.

And she has been tipped to land the role of girl warrior Mulan in a ￡13.2million live-action version of the story made as a cartoon by Disney.

Katie's character Cho is a Quidditch player who Harry had a crush on in the last film.

Katie said: "She had a boyfriend so nothing happened. But after her boyfriend died inGoblet Of Fire, her relationship with Harry develops in this one."

Daniel, 17, said of the first kiss scene: "It was fun. We were awkward and nervous at first but once we got it, it was fine."

Producer David Yates said even the crew, who have worked with Daniel since he was 12, became emotional over the "tender and loving" scene.