Actor James McAvoy made a bit of a mistake in his preparation for the part of Professor X in X-Men: First Class – he chopped off all his hair.


“I did actually shave my head,” reveals McAvoy, who plays the younger version of the comic book character made famous by actor Patrick Stewart.

“I turned up and they went, ‘No, no, no, no, no it’s the 60s, we want him to be haired… well, not bald.”

McAvoy turned to his “dear friend and follicle felicitator” who spent “about 24 hours putting hair extensions into my hair.”

He is of course technically correct, though. Comic book fans will know that Charles Xavier loses his hair when his powers – the ability to read and control minds – are first activated. He’s still very young at this point.

But while his locks are still in place (one way or another) for X-Men: First Class, it’s expected McAvoy will lose his hair for the next instalment X-Men: Apocalypse, so he can probably whip out that razor again soon. But maybe check the script first, eh?


See the interview with James McAvoy on The Jonathan Ross Show this Saturday at 10:50pm on ITV