'We go way back!' Hugh Jackman leaves reporter red-faced on the red carpet as he outs him as one of his former P.E. students



He's known as one of the nicest guys in showbiz and with good reason too as Hugh Jackman can recall faces from his past - even the ones from before he became famous.



On the red carpet at the Zurich Film Festival to collect a Golden Icon award for his body of work Hugh surprised reporter Rollo Ross when he recalled their time together when he was a teacher and Rollo his student.



Before the celebrity bug bit, Hugh worked as a P.E. teaching assistant at Uppingham School in Rutland back in 1987 where Rollo was under his tutelage.



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Back to school! Hugh Jackman's run in with his former pupil Rollo Ross (left) was captured for the world to see

When Rollo posed a serious question to Hugh about what makes him angry, Hugh cleverly turned it around.

'Students who don't really listen, the kind of students who don't bring their kit and the kind of students who don't jump in the pool when I tell them too. That's what makes me angry, Rollo!' he began to rant.



'In fact, I'm remembering you more and more,' he deadpanned before breaking into his trademark dazzling smile, letting Rollo off the hook.

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The encounter ended on a lighthearted note when Hugh jovially asked Rollo, 'How is your education going? Did I set you up for life?'



Rollo was obviously a little flustered and embarrassed by the memory of his school time past but managed a rushed response of, 'Oh yes, definitely!'



Hugh couldn't help but notice Rollo was squirming, enjoying that he wasn't the one in the hot seat for a change.



'You've got a nice shade of red there, Rollo,' Hugh joshed before getting back to the business of promoting not just himself but also his new film Prisoners.



The thriller has just topped the UK box office in its first week earning £1.37m.

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Prisoners has already been a huge box office hit in the US, cementing Hugh's track record as one of the biggest box office stars of his generation.



Across the pond, the thriller, which also stars Jake Gyllenhaal, earned a whopping $40.5m. That means it almost earned its budget of $46m back in one go.