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Tom Hardy has revealed he was only pretending to be angry on the Jonathan Ross Show recently.

Tom Hardy has revealed he was only pretending to be angry on the Jonathan Ross Show recently.

The Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy star appeared insulted and embarrassed when the chat show host showed pictures from his teenage modelling career during the interview.

But Tom told The Sun: "I heard that someone thinks I was really genuinely upset with Jonathan Ross. Not at all.

"It was funny as hell and embarrassing yes, but I was in on the gag and winding Jonathan up to put him in an awkward seat for a laugh."

The Inception star had refused to answer a question about The Dark Knight Rises, in which he plays villain Bane.

Tom said: "No one on the Batman unit can utter a word about the film. Me and Jonny were messing around. I'm sorry if people got the wrong impression and feel that I was an a**hole."

The 34-year-old British actor insisted he can laugh at himself, pointing out one of his previous performances which he admits was terrible.

He added: "If people want a good laugh at me desperately trying to get up the ladder, tell 'em to watch Minotaur. That's a pile of s**t."

After reports that Tom had been "frosty" on the show, Jonathan Ross tweeted: "He acted p***ed off to turn the tables on me. He is a good actor so very convincing. He got me good."

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