ARNIE BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT

The Californian governor, 62, brought the house down at the Bafta-LA awards as he took the mickey out of his acting skills. Looking at the big names in the audience, he joked: “It’s just like going to the Oscars – as if I’d know what that’s like!” Stars at the event includedRobert De Niro, Ewan McGregor, Ben Stiller and Stephen Fry.

Arnie presented a career achievement award to Kirk Douglas and recalled starring with him 30 years ago in The Villain. “I was starting out in films but this legend was so nice to me.”