Heavily Guarded Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson needs 25 security guards to protect him from crazy fans.

The 'Twilight Saga: New Moon' actor - who plays vampire Edward Cullen in the hit film franchise - needed permanent protection when he filmed the movie because he couldn't go anywhere without being mobbed.

He said: "They had to hire another ten security guards and they had to form a ring around you and it had to be every single day. And if you're doing a movie for $1 million or $2 million, security is expensive. So you hire 25 security guards for one cast member.

"The whole thing got over-run and people are grabbing you and that's just you on the way from set to trailer."

Robert, 23, has previously admitted his legions of fans and the pressure of fame made him "really paranoid".

He explained: "I was getting really paranoid. But then I realised that if tomorrow I say, 'OK, I've had enough we're stopping everything,' it won't change anything.

"Might as well try to accept it and stay Zen as I have no control over it. It's not always easy. But whining won't change anything."