Robert Pattinson: 'I'm Not Attractive'

A modest Robert Pattinson says he is struggling with his new-found image as a heartthrob, as he was never considered good looking as a boy. 

The Twilight star - who has gone from regular Rob to international pin-up overnight - insists that like the rest of us he also went through an awkward teenage phase.

He says, "I never really considered myself attractive. I was always kind of gangly in school.

"Before I go out to face a crowd, I stare and stare at myself in the mirror until I have to tell myself to stop staring, since there’s nothing I can do."

And unlike other actors and actresses in Hollywood Robert appears to have remained grounded, despite his meteoric rise.

He adds, "I don't really like watching my stuff.

"It makes me feel sick. You imagine you look a certain way in your head, and when it looks even the slightest bit different from what you imagine, you go, 'Rubbish!'"

See Rob growing up on-screen below