Tuesday October 13, 2009

Vince Vaughn says shooting his new comedy movie Couples Retreat helped him overcome a lifelong fear of sharks.

The actor admits he was a nervous wreck at having to swim in shark infested waters off the Bora Bora coast for a stunt in the movie but managed to get through it without being eaten.

“I grew up around a lake so I was uncomfortable with what might be lurking in the water,” explains Vaughn. “There were sharks and we swam with them.

“It’s like anything in life. Once you get around something, you go, ‘Oh, this is kinda cool.’ But, originally, I was like, ‘There’s no way I’m going in the ocean with a shark!’”

Vince — who is engaged to his girlfriend, real estate agent Kyla Weber — recently revealed that he hates mobile phones.

The phone thing drives me crazy,” he said. “Everyone is phoning and texting. It’s become a problem for me with pay phones becoming extinct.

“Now I just drive the people around me mad by using theirs. I just started to email which I like but cell phones drive me mad. I’ll never own one unless I absolutely have to.”

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