‘I was always better with a ball than a book!’ David Beckham swaps football for Quidditch as he narrates Harry Potter with David Tennant for new Wizarding World celebrity series
He is famed for his prowess on the football field.
Yet David Beckham – in his own words – swapped the ball for the book on Wednesday as he narrated the latest chapter of Harry Potter alongside David Tennant for the star-studded lockdown initiative Harry Potter At Home.
The footballer, 45, looked perfectly at home as he read Chapter 11: Quidditch and admitted he was trying ‘not to embarrass his kids’ despite not being the best reader.
Read up! David Beckham – in his own words – swapped the ball for the book on Wednesday as he narrated the latest chapter of Harry Potter alongside David Tennant for the star-studded lockdown initiative Harry Potter At Home
It was revealed last month that a legion of stars including Daniel Radcliffe joined in the star-studded lockdown initiative.
The series features on JK Rowling’s Harry Potter At Home online hub, launched for children, parents, carers and teachers during the Covid-19 outbreak on Spotify.
As well as David B, David T and Daniel, other stars joining in the exciting intiative are Dakota Fanning and Eddie Redmayne. Redmayne stars in Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts films, which are set before the events of the Harry Potter books.
David shared a video while reading from the book about a Quidditch match while sporting a scarf in the Gryffindor colours of red and gold.
Read up! The footballer, 45, looked perfectly at home as he read Chapter 11: Quidditch and admitted he was trying ‘not to embarrass his kids’ despite not being the best reader
Reading it out: Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone, originally published in 1997, introduced the character of Harry Potter and the world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
He added a caption reading: ‘So excited to be part of this great project to bring the magic of Harry Potter to fans all over the world, just like my daughter Harper…
.I was always better with a ball than a book in school but I did my best not to embarrass the kids! Head to my stories to see me reading from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone with the brilliant actor David Tennant.’
Also in the series is Stephen Fry, who narrated the original UK Harry Potter audiobooks, Claudia Kim, who appeared as Nagini in the Fantastic Beasts film series.
Read on: David Tennant joined David in reading the chapter
Noma Dumezweni, who starred as Hermione Granger in the original theatre run of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, are also taking part.
Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone, originally published in 1997, introduced the character of Harry Potter and the world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
In the UK, the book is known by the title Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone, while in the US it is published under the title Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone.
All 17 chapters will be released between Tuesday May 5 and the middle of summer, with Radcliffe kicking off the series.
Back again: Daniel Radcliffe returned to the world of Harry Potter to narrate the first chapter of The Philosopher’s Stone for a star-studded lockdown initiative
Videos will be posted weekly on the Harry Potter At Home website, with an audio-only version available for free on Spotify.
Rowling launched Harry Potter At Home, a digital hub hosted on WizardingWorld.com, in April, giving families access to free audiobooks and eBooks of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone during the coronavirus lockdown.
Rowling has been at the centre of controversy this week over comments she made about transgender people.
Full details of all the Harry Potter At Home initiatives are at www.harrypotterathome.com.
Reading into it: All 17 chapters will be released between Tuesday May 5 and the middle of summer, with Radcliffe kicking off the series (JK Rowling pictured in 2005)