Always has time for his fans! Kellan Lutz stops to sign autographs at the airport after posting images of his stomach-lurching workout on the edge of a Sydney cliff

He's best known for playing super tough vampire Emmett Cullen in the Twilight saga.

But actor Kellan Lutz proved he has a much softer side in real life as he stopped to sign autographs for fans at Sydney airport this weekend.

The 30-year-old star, who touched down in Sydney after a brief visit to Melbourne, smiled for the cameras as he posed with his adoring public.  

Anything for his fans: Kellan Lutz, 30, poses with a fan at Sydney Airport after signing a topless photograph 

Anything for his fans: Kellan Lutz, 30, poses with a fan at Sydney Airport after signing a topless photograph 

Warm welcome! The actor received a hug shortly after landing at the airport 

Warm welcome! The actor received a hug shortly after landing at the airport 

The actor, who was born in North Dakota, USA, is in Australia to work on his latest film project, sci-fi thriller SFv1.

Set in the future when mankind has colonised other planets, Kellan plays a drifter called Sy who teams up with an off-world military contractor called Kane - played by Daniel MacPherson - who is attempting to rescue his daughter. 

And the star proved he has been keeping in tip top shape for the role after he posted stomach-lurching pictures of himself on Wednesday doing exercises on the tip of a cliff overhang in New South Wales.

The 30-year-old pulled a handstand and even hung off the underside of the precarious-looking rock jutting out over Palm Beach hundreds of feet below. 

Extreme workout: Kellan Lutz posted stomach-lurching pictures of himself on Wednesday doing exercises on the tip of a cliff overhang above Palm Beach

Extreme workout: Kellan Lutz posted stomach-lurching pictures of himself on Wednesday doing exercises on the tip of a cliff overhang above Palm Beach

'I was able to fit in a quick workout while we were exploring these cliffs,' he wrote in the Instagram caption.

'I did 20 push ups & 20 pull ups, but don't try this workout at home. Man, Palm Beach is stunning! #WorkoutWednesday'.

The 'push-ups' he does are with his feet suspended in mid air, and he wears no ropes or safety harness, meaning one small slip on the precipice would spell the end of the adrenaline junkie.

Workout Wednesday: Earlier the super-fit star posted another extreme workout pic, although this one had a significantly reduced chance of death

Workout Wednesday: Earlier the super-fit star posted another extreme workout pic, although this one had a significantly reduced chance of death

But he doesn't look worried, beaming happily as he performs the death defying stunts. 

Earlier the super-fit star posted another extreme workout pic, although this one had a significantly reduced chance of death.

While regaling his 494,000 followers about the history of Barrenjoey Lighthouse, the American hunk also pulled a handstand on the sandstone block parked in front.

'While I was here I had to fit in a work out…or does this count as planking?,' he wrote. 

Scrubbed up: The Twilight star pictured at the Fragrance Foundation Awards in New York in June

Scrubbed up: The Twilight star pictured at the Fragrance Foundation Awards in New York in June

 

 

 

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