Mad Men star Jon Hamm has spoken about his time working as a set designer for softcore porn movies, describing that stage in his career as "bleak".

Hamm, who was speaking at a BAFTA Mad Men Q&A in London, claimed that the job was during a period when he was being "solely rejected" for acting work.

"Part of being an actor is being rejected and that period was the end of about three years where I had been solely rejected. It's hard, no fun and bitterness can creep in," he said.

Joking about his unusual career choice at the time, Hamm commented: "Well, first of all, there was no penetration. Let's be honest here. It was softcore porn.

"I had to move furniture around sweaty naked people. It wasn't a great job."

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Hamm, who plays womaniser Don Draper in the '60s ad agency drama, also spoke about being dropped by his acting agent in 1998.

"Well, they are no longer a company, so who had the last laugh?" he teased.

The 40-year-old TV star further revealed that his first acting role came at the age of 5, when he was selected to play Winnie the Pooh in a school play.

"I've never been really shy about standing in front of people and making a fool of myself," said Hamm.

Season five of Mad Men starts on AMC on March 25. It premieres in the UK on Sky Atlantic on March 27.

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