Mark Hamill Says Demi Moore Had an Unforgettable Reaction to His BAFTAs Wardrobe Malfunction

Mark Hamill handled a awesome wardrobe malfunction astatine nan BAFTAs for illustration a champ.

During an quality connected The Late Show pinch Stephen Colbert connected Wednesday, June 4, nan Star Wars alum, 73, said astir nan infinitesimal his pants fell down during nan British Academy Film Awards backmost successful February.

According to nan actor, he had tried connected his BAFTA suit astatine his California location up of nan grant ceremony, and made a statement to his tailor that his pants seemed a spot tight.

"Cut to america successful London, nan car extracurricular 20 minutes earlier we are expected to leave," Hamill continued. "I put nan pants on, he fto them retired 4 aliases 5 inches!"

"Luckily, our dresser, Mary, had a information pin and she pinned them successful nan back, and truthful I thought I was bully to go," he continued, recalling his past infinitesimal earlier disaster. "They introduced me, and arsenic I started stepping to nan podium, I consciousness nan pin pop!"

In a viral clip shared earlier this year, Hamill could beryllium seen onstage astatine London's Royal Festival Hall presenting nan grant for Best Film — nan past grant of nan nighttime which would yet spell to Conclave — erstwhile his pants abruptly fell from his waist arsenic he was speaking.

"They were astatine my knees by nan clip I sewage to nan podium," Hamill told Colbert. "When they [showed] nan clip, I looked complete to find my wife, but my eyes landed connected Demi Moore. "So I mouthed to Demi Moore, 'Did you spot my pants autumn down?' "

According to Hamill, nan Substance star conscionable smiled and gave him a large thumbs up.

The footage from nan grant ceremonial only shows Hamill struggling pinch his pants from nan waist up. The Invincible actor simply stuck to nan book and continued pinch presenting nan award.

"I didn't want to make a joke aliases bring immoderate attraction to it," he shared, earlier adding that those who saw a afloat position of nan incident included Moore, his woman Marilou Hamill, Ed Norton and Timothée Chalamet.

Hamill besides shared that Chalamet, 29, came up to him aft nan arena had ended and praised his speedy guidance to nan mishap.

"[He] came up to maine astatine nan aft statement and said, 'Dude, that was a masterclass successful professionalism,'" Hamill added. "I thought, if I don't admit it and enactment for illustration thing happened, possibly there's capable illusion group successful nan assemblage that didn't spot it."

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Hamill ended his retelling of nan infinitesimal by joking that Colbert bringing up this wardrobe malfunction was defeating nan intent of his speedy guidance that night.

"Believe me, my pants are very unafraid tonight," he joked.

Hamill's caller film, The Life of Chuck, hits theaters connected Friday. It is based connected a Stephen King novella and besides stars Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan and Jacob Tremblay.