I love skiing: Hugh Jackman

Los Angeles April 21 (IANS) Actor Hugh Jackman says he loves to ski but is not great at it.

I love skiing. I picked it up when I was 18 so never got great but tried to learn it Jackman said in a statement.

It was for this love that the actor opted to do several ski jumping scenes in Eddie the Eagle -- about a British underdog ski jumper who made it big at the 1988 Winter Olympics -- himself.

The actor says he had fun doing the scenes of the film which will air in India on Star Movies Select HD on Saturday.

Talking about skiing Jackman s co-star Taron Egerton said: I learnt it for the movie and I am okay. I was getting there and naturally my instinct is self-preservation before I think but Hugh s awesome.

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