Billy Idol has decided to rebel against the ageing process by shaving off his grey pubic hair.

Idol, who has been bleaching the hair on his head for decades, has now resorted to a new tactic to combat unwanted colour on his hair down below.

The 49-year-old rocker told Maxim magazine: "I shaved my balls - they were going grey, I so I shaved them. It's like steel wool down there!"