10 Insane Things Movie Fans Did For Their Favourite Actors

by Danny Meegan

1. A Fan Genuinely Tried To Adopt Tom Felton

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A fanbase that's just as enthusiastic as the Twilight lot, admirers of the wizarding world generally have a reputation for being respectful and gracious.

But there are always one or two bad eggs in any large group of people, and Malfoy actor Tom Felton discovered this fact in a truly unorthodox fashion.

Back when the Potter movie series was still in full swing, Felton shared a story about an encounter he had with a freaky fan. Apparently, this follower of his had concocted an oddball scheme that involved legally adopting the actor, and moving him to the States.

"I've had requests for adoption... in America, a man changed his name legally to Lucius Malfoy, showed me the documentation and then sent me documents to disown my parents and move to be with him in the States in his house, which he had named Malfoy Manor. I kindly rejected that. That was quite scary."

Felton never disclosed when this incident took place, but the Harry Potter movies spanned from 2001 - 2011. Felton was born in 1987, making him a maximum of 24 years old, and a minimum of 14. Whichever end of the age spectrum this proposed adoption fell on, it's still alarming as hell.

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Know of any other insane things fans did for their favourite actors? Let us know in the comments section!

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Danny has been with WhatCulture for over ten years, and is currently Doctor Who Editor and WhoCulture Channel Manager, overseeing all of WhatCulture's Whoniverse coverage. In 2022, he took charge of WhoCulture and has grown it into the biggest Doctor Who channel on YouTube, and one of the biggest Doctor Who communities on the web full-stop. He has been writing and video editing since his early teens, and first got a taste for content creation after making his own Doctor Who trailers, off the back of a burning obsession with the Matt Smith era of the show. Like many his age, he first got into Doctor Who with the 2005 revival, but has since gone back and fallen in love with the classic years too. If you need someone to recite every Doctor Who episode in order, or to give you a random factoid about the making of Gridlock, Danny is the person to ask!