Daniel Radcliffe loves the fact that people think he’s gay – and regularly gets gay pals to check homosexual-friendly websites to search for gossip about him.

The former child star, who rose to fame as part of the Harry Potter film franchise, believes he is often mistaken for being gay because of his campy personality. Questions over Daniel’s sexuality went into overdrive earlier this year, when the actor was caught enjoying the company of a transsexual.

In an interview with Moviefone.com, the hopelessly straight Daniel says: “It’s wonderful. I grew up around gay people my entire life. basically, that’s possibly why I’m quite camp, and some people think I’m gay when I meet them, which I think is awesome.”

He quipped, “It’s always good to keep them guessing. I don’t go on any blogs or chats or anything, but my friends are demons for them, and apparently someone said ‘Daniel Radcliffe is gay. He’s got a gay face!’”