Former Cold feet actor, James Nesbitt, has admitted to The Sun that he hated wearing the makeup that was essential to turn him into Mr Hyde for his new role.

Nesbitt plays the part of Dr Tom Jackman, the last living descendant of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in the new ITV six part drama, Jekyll.

He said:

“It took about an hour to apply, half an hour to remove. We got it down to a fine art but I’m someone who’s dreadful in make-up.

“I have three older sisters, who when we were kids, used to hold me down on a bad day and put make-up all over me.

“So I’ve had an aversion to it all my life, and I hate sitting in the make-up chair. So at first this was torture for me, but the make-up designer made it all as painless as she could!”