'I had a little landing strip': Colin Farrell jokes about using a beard trimmer to deal with unwanted hair before his first on camera sex scene
Colin Farrell revealed he had a bit of an accident as he prepared for his first on-camera love scene.
'I had what you could refer to as 'retro bush',' the Irish actor joked during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
He borrowed a beard trimmer to deal with his hairy problem, he revealed.
'I went into my trailer, I got a bin, and I put it there,' he explained. 'I looked down and I had a little landing strip — a lovely, lovely little landing strip.'
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Used a beard trimmer: Colin Farrell joked about how he prepared for his first on camera sex scene during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, to be aired on her chat show on Monday
His candid revelation during a segment called Celebrity Confessions left comedienne and chat show host Ellen in tears.
In a more serious moment, Farrell, 40, said he been sober for 10 years.
Once one of the hardest partying stars in Hollywood, the father of two sons appears to have conquered his demons.
Reformed character: The Irish actor, 40, also told the chat show host he has now been sober for 10 years
The actor is currently promoting his new film the Beguiled in which he stars with Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning.
He plays a wounded Union soldier during America's civil war who is taken in and nursed back to health by the headmistress and pupils at a girls school in Virginia.
But sexual tensions and rivalries start to simmer before exploding in the dark tale directed by Sofia Coppola.
Looking good: Farrell is currently promoting his upcoming movie The Beguiled which opens in June
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