Farrell: 'I danced naked for Hayek'

Colin Farrell has admitted he danced naked for Salma Hayek to cure her nerves.

The pair had to film an awkward nude scene while making 2006 film Ask The Dust, in which they played lovers.

At the time it was reported that Farrell performed a naked ballet dance to ease the tension, but the actor corrected this rumour.

"The naked part is true, but it wasn't ballet; it was a different dance," he said.

He also denied that he and Hayek were an item at the time, saying: "I wasn't dating her - we were working together. We were doing a scene where she had to be naked, so I thought, 'I want to be naked.'"

Hayek said at the time that Farrell was a gentleman during the filming of the scene.