Hugh Jackman reveals missed opportunity to invest in Norwich City

Hollywood action star Hugh Jackman has revealed his revealed his regrets over passing up the opportunity to invest in Premier League newcomers Norwich City.

Although the X-Men and Australia star seems like an unlikely investor in Paul Lambert's men, the 42-year-old's mother is a Canaries fan and lives in Norfolk.

The Aussie is currently promoting his latest release, Real Steel, and told the BBC Radio 5 that he regrets his decision.

"Sometimes I make big mistakes," he said. "I got a letter about a year ago saying, 'Being such a huge Norwich City fan would I like to be a celebrity investor?', like a small part-owner."

"I said, 'I think that's a little stretched, I've been to Carrow Road once, my mum took me', so I decided not to invest. And since then they're on a run, so what do I know?"

"People say to me about these underdog stories in Hollywood, 'it never happens in real life', but hey, Norwich city are in the Premier League," he added.

"I have the Milk Cup shirt, the commemorative shirt from 1984, there's really been nothing since that, except for Delia Smith's poached eggs. But there was really not much more going on until now and our big rebuilding."