JK Rowling 'supposed to be a boy'

HARRY POTTER creator JK Rowling says she had several bad hair days as a child and her parents wanted her to be a boy.

Even JK had bad hair days Even JK had bad hair days

The writer, 42, discusses her “tragic childhood haircuts” while she and younger sister Diane look at old photos of themselves JK Rowling: A Year In The Life Of screened on December 30.

Speaking of her lack of style, JK moans: “My haircut was always crooked.”

She also reveals that as a little girl she always wore blue while Diane wore pink. She explains:

“I was supposed to be the boy. I was supposed to be Simon John.”

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