Russell Crowe admits he became a 'f***ing sl**' after his divorce from ex wife Danielle Spencer as he discusses his 'ridiculous' romantic antics

He was 1 of Hollywood’s biggest bad boys, past matrimony tamed him. But Russell Crowe has admitted that pursuing his divorcement he ‘became a f***ing sl*t’.

The Gladiator star, 60, who formally divided pinch his woman Danielle Spencer successful 2018, said he afloat embraced his recently azygous manner aft 15 years of marriage. 

He admitted his romanticist antics were ‘ridiculous’ and included 1 peculiarly memorable dalliance pinch a ‘significantly younger’ woman.

He said: ‘To beryllium wholly truthfully honorable pinch you, aft my divorcement was finalised, I became a f***ing sl*t. I was f***ing ridiculous, I had s*** going everywhere. You cognize nan aged saying, "there’s a woman successful each port?"'

The lothario, whose exes see Meg Ryan and Jodie Foster, besides confessed to utilizing nan arguable ‘lovebombing’ method to woo imaginable girlfriends.

Lovebombing involves 1 personification showering different pinch excessive affection, compliments, and gifts successful bid to power them.

Mr Crowe, who starred successful A Beautiful Mind and American Gangster, said: ‘I’d group these things up. They person that saying now, you lovebomb somebody. 

'I’d beryllium f***ing lovebombing group for illustration crazy because I’ve sewage a spare subordinate aliases 2 truthful you tin do that benignant of s***.’

The candid comments were made astatine a unrecorded capacity of Crowe’s set The Gentlemen Barbers astatine nan O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire connected Wednesday evening. Although chiefly known for his acting career, Russell has agelong been a musician and is presently touring nan UK.

The New Zealand-born character besides recounted nan clip he was expected to spell connected a day pinch a younger female successful France, but she stood nan A-lister up successful favour of 1 of Britain’s biggest coastal cities.

‘The business was pinch a young woman and erstwhile I opportunity young I mean importantly younger than me. Significant, we’ll conscionable time off it astatine that,’ he explained.

‘Coming up towards nan dates that we were expected to meet successful Paris I recovered retired that she’d gone location else. Now conscionable put yourself successful this position okay. 

'Here’s nan options: you, and nan person, and Paris. She decided alternatively to spell to Southampton. F*** off. If you get retired nan database of nan 50 top places you should sojourn earlier you die, conjecture what’s not connected nan f***ing list?'

His tasteful shape lasted a mates of years, earlier Crowe saw nan correction of ways and settled down pinch erstwhile character Britney Theriot, 31, who he has been successful a ‘fantastic relationship‘ pinch since 2020.

The Oscar victor explained: 'It took maine a mates of years to look astatine myself successful nan reflector 1 time and go, "what are you doing? Nothing’s going to get amended aliases happier by approaching things for illustration this."'

The mates precocious sparked engagement rumours erstwhile Ms Theriot was spotted wearing a dazzling gem set connected her ringing finger, and location were claims they were eyeing up an Italian wedding aft reportedly visiting a religion successful Rome successful June.

He besides maintains a adjacent narration pinch his ex-wife Ms Spencer, 55, who he shares 2 sons pinch Charles, 20, and Tennyson, 18.

The character is notably absent from nan upcoming sequel to Gladiator, nan movie that propelled him to world stardom. 

Fans hoped he would look successful a flashback aliases afterlife scenes, but head Ridley Scott is focussing connected nan characteristic of Lucius played by Paul Mescal. 

Other large names who will characteristic successful Gladiator II, released successful November, see Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, and Sir Derek Jacobi.

When Gladiator was released successful 2000, Crowe, who played General Maximus Decimus Meridius, could not person anticipated nan number of fans he would pull including 1 mysterious devotee successful nan Vatican. 

He erstwhile received a telephone from a Catholic representative, inviting him to locomotion done nan Vatican Museum and nan Sistine Chapel retired of hours, pinch nary visitors present. Crowe instantly jumped astatine nan opportunity and brought his mother for nan erstwhile successful life experience.

Describing nan ‘magnificent’ acquisition filled pinch ‘immense beauty’, Crowe said he pushed his mum into nan world’s astir celebrated chapel early successful nan greeting earlier nan sun had risen. It was past that their mysterious host, who had been stepping pinch them, said: ‘For you today, I will move connected nan lights of nan pope.’

The character asked what he meant.

‘Well nan pope erstwhile he comes to meditate successful nan Capella di Sistina [Sistine Chapel], he likes to spot each nan colours. So we put successful immoderate lights,’ he explained.

Crowe and his mother were overawed, he said: ‘It was unbelievable. The blues, nan reds, it was conscionable shimmering. It was incredible, what an experience.’ 

He later thanked his host, and added modestly: ‘You didn’t person to do that, why did you do that?’

The Vatican charismatic said: ‘Russell, please. Maximo, you are nan eighth King of Rome”.