Roger Moore sported a deep tan throughout his movie career to avoid applying make-up on movie sets
Mumbai:
Former Bond star Sir Roger Mooresays his habit of soaking up the sun to get a Hollywood tanhas led to a series of skin cancer scares in the subsequentyears.
The 85-year-old British actor sported a deep tanthroughout his movie career to avoid applying make-up on moviesets, and regularly burned himself in the sun to keep up hislook.
However, the veteran star admits he has paid the pricefor his vanity and has suffered a string of skin cancers,reported Sun online.
"I (wish I) would... have given myself a warning abouthaving too much sunshine. I've had so many skin cancers as aresult. No one thought about sun screen or creams in myyounger days. Even when they started to give warnings, Ithought, 'Well, that won't happen to me'," said Moore.
"I would get sunburned so I did not have to wear make-upin front of the cameras. Every leading man was sunburned."
The 85-year-old British actor sported a deep tanthroughout his movie career to avoid applying make-up on moviesets, and regularly burned himself in the sun to keep up hislook.
However, the veteran star admits he has paid the pricefor his vanity and has suffered a string of skin cancers,reported Sun online.
"I (wish I) would... have given myself a warning abouthaving too much sunshine. I've had so many skin cancers as aresult. No one thought about sun screen or creams in myyounger days. Even when they started to give warnings, Ithought, 'Well, that won't happen to me'," said Moore.
"I would get sunburned so I did not have to wear make-upin front of the cameras. Every leading man was sunburned."