High School Musical star Zac Efron amazed his legion of adoring female teen fans by playing the ukulele in upcoming movie release 'Me And Orson Welles'.
The ukulele, a sort of mini acoustic guitar which emits a bloody awful sound when plucked was popularised by toothy British music hall and movie performer George Formby in the 1940's and '50's.
Efron was reportedly 'knocked out' when shown some old George Formby films and insisted that he be allowed to play the ukulele in 'Me And Orson Welles'.
Efron has been practising with a fevered dedication his interpretations of 'When I'm Cleaning Windows' and 'Leaning On A Lamp Post'.
"He's become a real George Formby buff," makeup artist Lily DeValley told us. "Zac walks around the studio saying things like; 'Turned out nice again!' and 'Oh Mother!' The ukulele thing is just an offshoot of that hero worship. He's actually rather good!"
George Formby was unavailable for comment as he is dead.
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