Harry Potter star Josh Herdman has said martial arts changed his life after he became a “party animal” following his success in the film franchise. Josh Herdman at the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Yui Mok/PA)He told the Press Association: “If I’m honest I was a party animal, I was, like many young people are. “But I had enough of it so I decided I was going to get fit and I knew I needed something to focus on and martial arts did change my life. “You need a discipline, you need a tenacity, you need drive to keep at it. He said: “I was never fat or anything but before I started martial arts I was smoking and you feel like you can’t breathe.

Source: Irish Examiner February 16, 2018 11:37 UTC