A NORTH-EAST "body double" was called in when Hollywood heart-throb Jude Law turned down sex scenes with the leading ladies in his latest movie.

Jude turned down the chance to appear in sex scenes with a string of beauties in his latest film, Alfie.

Instead, he allowed his body double, County Durham model Gavin Dixon, to do them instead.

Mr Dixon, from Chester-le-Street, said: "I had to do all his body-shots, including hand shots and love-making scenes.

"I was basically acting any time that his face was not on camera, so he would have more time to himself.

"Jude is a mega-A-list celebrity but when I met him, he was down-to-earth."

The 23-year-old has already starred in Sky One's football drama Dream Team.

After he moved to London three months ago with his girlfriend, Page Three model Jerry Byrne, Mr Dixon has gained large modelling contracts and appearances in television shows.

A far cry from his days studying GCSE drama at Park View Community School, in Chester-le-Street, Mr Dixon now has Hollywood stars to advise him.