Will Smith reveals how playing the Genie in Aladdin made him 'feel sexy'

Will Smith reveals how playing the Genie in Aladdin made him 'feel sexy'

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 16:14 BST, 11 May 2019 | Updated: 17:05 BST, 11 May 2019

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Will Smith felt 'sexy' while playing the Genie in Aladdin.

The 50-year-old actor was cast as the iconic character in Guy Ritchie's live action take on the classic tale and he said he felt very confident in his appearance during filming.

'I was feeling sexy about myself as the genie. I felt sexy about myself,' the Fresh Prince Of Bel Air star, 50, told Entertainment Tonight with a laugh.

Self confidence: Will Smith said that he was 'feeling sexy' about himself while playing the Genie in Aladdin

Self confidence: Will Smith said that he was 'feeling sexy' about himself while playing the Genie in Aladdin

And he admitted he aspires to be like the Genie in real life.

He said: 'This movie has a lot of really great ideas that I love and the concept of the Genie, somebody whose whole existence is dedicated to helping people find themselves and create the lives that they want, that aspect is almost the purest definition of love. 

'So for me

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