Hugh Jackman peed himself during a stage performance

Hugh JackmanHugh Jackman blushed while performing in the musical Beauty and the Beast when he peed himself in front of a packed house.

The Aussie actor, in order to fight the dehydration headaches, started guzzling water before the performances. But one night , he just couldn't hold it in.

"I thought ‘I'll be all right'. The number featured (character) Belle and me; I chased her around the stage, lifting her up, dragging her, singing the whole time. Then I realized, ‘No way!'" He tells the Playboy magazine.

"I was sucking in air, trying to sing and dance. I picked her up and realized I peed my pants a little. The very last note is a big time F sharp.. (and) you have to release certain muscles to hit it, the same ones that allow you to hold on when you have to go to the bathroom. I thought, 'Shit, if I sing this note, I'm going to pee my pants; if I don't, I'm going to look humiliated. The actor in me took over."

Jackman thought he'd got away with it when he looked down and saw no trace he'd relieved himself onstage: "I thought, 'these red tights must be waterproof'. I was laughing as if I'd gotten away with it. But the audience was looking at me funny. It had seeped through and my pants were completely wet."