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Harry Potter star Katie Leung has joked she would be ‘dead’ without the help her mother gives her.The actress gave an insight into family life during an interview at an event in Hong Kong, revealing that her mother and cousin live with her and her son Wolf.Leung, who played Harry Potter’s love interest Cho Chang in the wizarding films, said the set-up is something she always wanted when planning her future.She shared the details as she spoke on stage at Hong Kong Comic Con last week, during a chat that also saw the 38-year-old touch on her Harry Potter fame.Leung, who lives in London, told the audience: ‘My mum lives with me. She lives in my house. She is my helper and without her I would be dead.‘I’m very grateful to my mum for helping me. She loves my son, her grandson, and I think that’s how it should be.’Leung’s father Peter – a restaurateur – and her mother Kar Wai Li – separated when she was three years old. Her mother, who worked in finance, went to live in Hong Kong, with Katie and her younger brother being raised by their father in Scotland.Her dad’s work led to her growing up in a variety of places including Ayr, Hamilton and Motherwell. Harry Potter star Katie Leung Katie and Daniel Radcliffe in a scene from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix The actress speaks to a reporter during the recent Hong Kong Comic Con As well as her mother, Leung said her cousin, who is godmother to her son, also lives with her.She said: ‘We have like a big household of people.’The actress and her partner welcomed their son in October 2022.The star, who has secured a host of acting roles since her time in Harry Potter, also spoke about the impact of being thrust into the spotlight as a teenager. She said: ‘I wasn’t an actor before I got the part. I didn’t really know what I was signing up to and I didn’t realise that I would be dealing with fame of that magnitude.’Leung added: ‘I was really shy as well, so it didn’t really serve me – the fame side of it.‘I don’t think I really enjoyed it because I didn’t know what was happening and I just wanted to hide.’
