Because he's worth it: Hugh Laurie is the new face of L'Oreal



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He is known as grumpy Dr House throughout the world and it's a part that has made him the highest paid TV star in an American drama series.

And today Hugh Laurie is cast in an unlikely new role, as the male face for L'Oreal Paris Men Expert products.



He joins fellow Hollywood stars Gerard Butler and Patrick Dempsey, who are already ambassadors for L'Oreal Paris.



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Hugh said: 'At first I thought it was a mistake, but then I realised that

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L'Oreal wasn't looking for models but for people with strong personalities, who are worth it...and who aren't afraid to proclaim that using cosmetics can be a very masculine decision after all.'

The men's grooming business has grown significantly over the past two years, with British men now spending more on skincare than ever before.

And Laurie could be the ideal model to attract men who fear their masculinity will be threatened by using cosmetics.



Laurie has won critical and popular acclaim for his portrayal of the curmudgeonly but brilliant Dr Gregory House in the hugely popular U.S. medical drama House.

But after eight series it seems he may be ready to leave the Vicodin-addicted misanthropic character behind and try something new.

He told the Radio Times: ‘The end of [the eighth] season, right now, looks like the end of the show. That is as far as they have got me for.’



The 51-year-old is estimated to be paid around £250,000 an episode – now making him the best paid actor on television.





