Tinseltown stars like Hugh Grant might be forgiven for feeling a bit frustrated when they see yet another eager fan pointing a camera in their direction. The attentions of an amateur photographer are obviously more welcome when the snapper in question happens to be blonde bombshell Drew Barrymore, though.
The British star found himself staring down the lens of his costar's digital camera as they filmed scenes for their new comedy, Music And Lyrics By, on Tuesday. In the movie he plays a heartless reality show host based on X-Factor star "Nasty" Simon Cowell.
And although the actor is rather more amicable in real life, he says working on the film has given him a taste for the fly-on-the-wall format. "I'm quite susceptible to reality television," he confessed. "I'm ashamed of that part of myself, as I'm sure we all are, but there are some good ones. Wife Swap I particularly like. There was one where they took delinquent teenagers and put them through a Fifties education, and another one where they put them through an Army boot camp. Brilliant, really fascinating."
The self-effacing performer went on to admit it was the nastiness of such programmes that made him enjoy them so much. "I'd never watched them before, but studied a bunch of tapes - and I enjoy cruelty," he joked. "I enjoy people being humiliated and I like watching freaks. The freakier the better as far as I'm concerned. I don't think they go far enough."
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