HUGH LAURIE - LAURIE'S NUDE TRAUMA

HOUSE star HUGH LAURIE is embarrassed by his nude scenes in the hit US TV series, because his ageing bottom resembles "buns of yoghurt".

The 46-year-old actor struggles to think of himself as sexy, and is ashamed of his figure in relation to his younger co-stars.

He says, "I give DR HOUSE all the credit as a seducer.

"I recently did a shower scene and it was one of the most traumatic events of my life. It struck me as being a misuse of resources because the producers have gone to the trouble of hiring young, beautiful people with smooth skin and high bottoms and they go and pick the old guy with buns of yoghurt."