United Kingdom, Jan. 7 -- Katie Leung found her Harry Potter fame "overwhelming" and "difficult".

The 38-year-old actress - who played Cho Chang in the wizarding movie series - doesn't think she properly dealt with the attention she received and even now is still trying to work out how much of a long-term impact the scrutiny had on her and her life.

Asked how she dealt with sudden global fame, she told The Guardian newspaper: "I don't think I did. It was overwhelming from the get-go.

"Being in the spotlight from that age, when you're already insecure, was difficult, to say the least.

"At the time, I was having a lot of fun. I thought: this is different from school, and I really did not enjoy school. So it was a way to escape. I'm stil...