Hayden Christensen makes confession about his Anakin hair in “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith”

Anakin's Revenge of the Sith locks have been simply too luscious to be actual.

The actor behind the long-lasting antihero, Hayden Christensen, broke the information that his flowing mane within the third entry within the Star Wars prequel trilogy wasn't all that it appears to the viewers at Fan Expo New Orleans on Friday, Jan. 9.

Discussing the props and trinkets he absconded with from set over the course of manufacturing on the prequels with comics author Victor Dandridge, Christensen admitted, "I saved one of many wigs from Episode III." After a smattering of guffaws and applause, Christensen joked, "Full disclosure: that's not my actual hair."

"I’ve a few the little Padmé braids from Episode II," Christensen continued, referring to the character performed by Natalie Portman, with whom his character shares a tragic love story and two youngsters. The 44-year-old actor teased "a few different little knickknacks" he took residence, however joked, "I in all probability shouldn't discuss [that]."

However discuss it he did, including that he has "a few lightsabers" that "perhaps I wasn't presupposed to take residence with me." Christensen recalled how, whereas filming in Australia, "I used to be attempting to determine the right way to get this one lightsaber again. So I packaged it up, and I shipped it as a didgeridoo. I advised them I purchased a didgeridoo, [because] I wished them to ship it again to Canada for me."

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Wigs aren't unusual for actors to put on to keep up continuity between setups and cut back time spent in hair and make-up.

Essentially the most iconic Star Wars coiffure, Princess Leia's aspect buns — affectionately known as "area buns" by followers — was, in actual fact, styled utilizing Carrie Fisher's actual hair. However that doesn't imply Fisher preferred it.

In 2015, the icon joked to PEOPLE that had she ever mistakenly divulged any spoilers on the unique trilogy, "I’d have been sentenced to put on that terrible coiffure from the primary movie."

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Christensen is not any stranger to fan conventions. Final summer season, he reunited together with his outdated grasp, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), on stage at Fan Expo Chicago, the place the pair engaged in a playful lightsaber duel to the delight of the hardcore followers in attendance.

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