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Theater actress Kakki Teodoro meets Daniel Radcliffe: 'It was such a sincere in-person conversation of just us two'

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Nikka Avegail Sabio

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<p>Theater actress Kakki Teodoro had a full circle moment on her 39th birthday as she met and talked with Harry Potter himself, British actor Daniel Radcliffe.</p><div> </div><p>On her social media page, Kakki shared a video of her encounter with Daniel at the post-show of <em>Every Brilliant Thing</em> in New York, which the actor is currently headlining.</p><div> </div><p>“A BRILLIANT BIRTHDAY!!! 🤗✨️ #1 on my list as a 39 year old: seeing @brilliantbway with Daniel Radcliffe, meeting Dan, hugging him at least 5x post-show while bonding backstage &amp; swapping stories about this incredible play and our shared history. We both agree: what an honor to do this show! Teenager Kakki would lose her damn mind. Adult Kakki is on cloud nine!” Kakki wrote.</p><div> </div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-14" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXLUUwQjJYF/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A14%2C%22os%22%3A22454576.399999976%2C%22ls%22%3A137592.60000002384%2C%22le%22%3A137623.10000002384%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1257" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-14" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div> </div><p>The Filipino theater actress also shared that she had the chance to speak with Daniel about their experience in doing the same play.</p><div> </div><p>“We talked for more than 15 mins, but I barely have documentation apart from this video. It was such a sincere in-person conversation of just us two, it felt weird to take out my phone to record something sacred. So for now, akin lang muna ang memory. Will kwento bits of the convo on my next post,” she added.</p><div> </div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-15" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DXPE4GnkR4N/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A15%2C%22os%22%3A22454589.5%2C%22ls%22%3A137592.60000002384%2C%22le%22%3A137623.10000002384%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1086" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-15" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div> </div><p>In another post, Kakki shared more of the story behind her meeting with Daniel.</p><div> </div><p>“Then I was invited backstage to have a wonderful, heart-to-heart talk with Dan, sharing stories about this play that we both did. What a beautiful, sincere, humble actor/human he is grabe! I was holding my phone but decided to not record anything yet for the first interaction because of how precious it was! But thank you so much Sandy Binion for this candid pic! I know i look so serious here, but trust that we had a looot of laughs &amp; hugs! But no kiss. Sigh. Hahaha! IΥΚΥΚ!” Kakki shared.</p><div> </div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776929452749670478452_18583760539030453_3732353929686615697_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner">kakkiness IG</span></span></span></div><div><strong> </strong></div><p>“Daniel Radcliffe is a brilliant thing! What an honor to share this moment &amp; EBT history with you!”</p><div> </div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776929483309670636807_18583760551030453_7393821549679334957_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner">kakkiness IG</span></span></span></div><div> </div><p>The moment quickly drew reactions from fellow celebrities and theater personalities, including Bela Padilla, Kim Molina, Itchyworms frontman Jugs Jugueta, Nica del Rosario, Tim Yap, Mark Bautista, Pia Magalona, and Saab Magalona, sharing excitement and happiness for Kakki in the comment section.  </p><p>“Whoa! Thought it was AI nung una!! Grabe, Kakki!!!🔥,” actress Dolly De Leon said.</p><div> </div><p><em>Roja </em>actress Inka Magnaye expressed, “NO WAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY OMG!!!! Feeling ko bday ko rin HAHAHAHA!!”</p><div> </div><p>Fellow theater actor Reb Atadero also commented, “OH MY GOD THE SINGLE GREATEST THING! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TWEEN!!!</p><div> </div><p>Daniel, best known for portraying Harry Potter in the globally acclaimed film franchise, returned to the stage this year for <em>Every Brilliant Thing,</em> a solo play by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe. He is set to conclude his run on May 24, with <em>Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit</em> star Mariska Hargitay taking over.</p><div> </div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-16" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXXKZLKERYd/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A16%2C%22os%22%3A22454602.30000007%2C%22ls%22%3A137592.60000002384%2C%22le%22%3A137623.10000002384%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1041" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-16" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><strong> </strong></div><p>Daniel also reunited with his Harry Potter co-star Tom Felton, who was doing the Broadway production of <em>Harry Potter and the Cursed Child</em>, reprising his role as Draco Malfoy.</p><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/3/6/look-harry-potter-stars-daniel-radcliffe-and-tom-felton-reunite-1016" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Tom Felton reunite</strong></a></div><div> </div><p><em>Every Brilliant Thing</em> was brought to the Philippines by The Sandbox Collective in 2019, with model-artist Teresa Herrera and Kakki as alternating leads. It was later adapted into Filipino as Bawat Bonggang Bagay by Guelan Luarca, starring Jon Santos in 2023.</p>

<p>Kakki Teodoro celebrates birthday by meeting Daniel Radcliffe during her visit to New York.</p>

Kakki Teodoro celebrates birthday by meeting Daniel Radcliffe during her visit to New York.