The Scream star had to shave his body hair and wear ladies clothing to play an ex-Marine transvestite in the upcoming comedy.

Schreiber's longterm girlfriend, and mother of his two children, was in shock when she saw his transformation.

He says, "She was horrified! It flipped her out. She was in shock for 30 seconds. Then she started to crack jokes."

And the actor also struggled to accept his new image: "It was exhilaratingly humiliating. But I completely became giddy in a strange way the moment I put on the dress. Vanity quickly set in, and I thought to myself, 'I wish my belly was flatter'. Let's face it, I don't look great in a dress, but it's nice to hear I have nice legs.

"The shoes are awful. But for a 6-foot 3-inch (tall) man, to walk around in stilettos is nearly impossible. But women have no idea what it's like for a grown hairy man to remove all of his hair from his body. Now that hurts!"