HOW I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris has revealed that his real penis is visible in the hit film Gone Girl – but only for a second. 

Viewers will no doubt remember the moment Ben Affleck bears it all in the movie – but turns out Neil actually did it first. 

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In Gone Girl, Neil, 51, plays Desi Collings, the former lover and friend of Amy (Rosamund Pike). She turns to him for support after going on the run in order to frame her husband for her murder. 

The twisted psychological thriller throws a lot at the audience, so nudity is the least of it, but Neil still gets his moment in the spotlight. 

When asked whether his penis is visible at all in the film by the Daily Beast, Neil confirmed that viewers can in fact see it, but only for a second. 

Often actors use prosthetics when they are required to do nude scenes to protect their modesty. However, like Barry Keoghan in Saltburn, he opted to go au natural. 

The blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment comes close to the end of the film during an intimate but gory scene with Amy. 

Speaking about his nudity, Neil added: “Had I been able to film my scene in a nice steamy, warm shower, perhaps there would’ve been more to talk about.

“But in my particular circumstance, there was a lot of blood flowing…elsewhere.”

If you’ve seen Gone Girl, you’ll know the blood sex scene Harris is referring to.

After manipulating Desi into believing she is in danger, Amy seduces him before brutally slashing his throat with a hidden scalpel.

She kills him instantly and Desi’s blood pours out of his neck after he collapses on the bed. Amy stages the murder to make it look like self-defence, to fit her kidnap victim narrative.

Speaking about the scene, Neil admitted that it took a lot of technical work to make it so incredibly gory and yet quiet and eerie.

“David [Fincher, director] imagined that with a sharp knife, getting your throat slit, you wouldn’t feel any pain.

“So, he would make me show him what it would look like. Because it was also mid-orgasm, so it was ‘I’m about to, I’m about to, uh-uh-uh-uh’ [mimicking sex] and then it was this very gruesome, intentionally gruesome feeling of like calm, of confusion.

“Of, what’s, why’s everything warm? Op, why’s it red? And then, what?

Neil Patrick Harris’ career to date

Neil Patrick is a household name best known for playing the title character on Doogie Howser M.D. and Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother, but what are some of his other career highlights?

Former child star Neil Patrick Harris shot to fame in the late 1980s playing medical prodigy Doogie Howser.

In 1997, Neil launched his professional theatre career. His first role was in the musical Rent. He then later when on to play the creator of Rent Jonathan Larson in the musical of his life, Tick, Tick… BOOM! in London.

After than he enjoyed a busy TV and film career that included appearances in popular 90s and 00s shows like Blossom, Will & Grace – before taking on another iconic TV role.

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How I Met Your Mother short Neil into stardom once more as he was introduced to a whole new generation of young viewers. His character Barney is widely believed to have the best character actor on the show, despite it revolving more around Ted’s (Josh Radnor) love life.

Neil’s 2010 Glee cameo was also a standout moment for the teen drama series. Neil appeared as Bryan Ryan in the episode Dream On.

After starring as Desi in Gone Girl and blind tutor Will in the movie Beastly, Neil took on a number of presenting jobs, notably hosting of annual Prime Time Emmy Award and Tony Award events, along with the 2015 Oscars.

From 2015 to 2017, Neil took the lead in another series. He played Count Olaf in Netflix‘s A Series of Unfortunate Events.

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Neil also donned a very similar look as he guest starred in the BBC‘s Doctor Who 60th anniversary special.

He then made his return to the How I Met Your Mother universe, reprising his role as Barney in two episodes of Hilary Duff’s spin-off How I Met Your Father.

And in 2024, Neil returned to the world of Jonathan Larson, this time directing the stage revival of Tick, Tick… BOOM!

“And then you start blacking out because all of the blood that’s going to your brain is now going out your neck.”

The psychological thriller Gone Girl was released in 2014 and is based on Gillian Flynn’s novel of the same name.

Ben Affleck stars as Nick Dunne, a husband who becomes the prime suspect in the disappearance of his wife, Amy.

Amy goes missing on their fifth wedding anniversary and everyone thinks Nick had something to do with it.

When her diary entries are revealed, it makes things look even worse for Nick, after she opened up about her turbulent marriage and how Nick cheated on her.

However, the investigation takes a dark turn after it turns out that Amy faked her disappearance to frame Nick for her “murder,” as revenge.

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Gone Girl is available to stream on Disney+.

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Hayley Joel Osment has been praised for parodying Republican vice president nominee JD Vance with some people claiming that the actor should be awarded an Emmy.

Osment, who recently revealed that he maintained a close friendship with Bruce Willis after they finished filming The Sixth Sense, played Vance in a sketch for Jimmy Kimmel Live.

The Boys and What We Do In The Shadows actor, now 36, imitated the Ohio senator’s infamous trip to a bakery in Georgia, where he awkwardly attempted small talk while ordering some donuts, which he later admitted was “terrible”.

On Wednesday’s edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the moment was resurrected, with Kimmel stating that the skit was a new ad campaign for Vance where he makes “his donut shopping a top priority”.

“Hi. I’m Ohio Senator JD Vance,” Osment begins by saying. “The mainstream media? They want you to think that I’m weird. They call me ‘creepy,’ ‘cringey,’ ‘awkward,’ that I give people something called ‘the ick.’ They want you to think that I can’t order a simple doornut — donut. S**t. But that’s ridiculous.”

The scene then goes on to recreate Vance’s interaction with the shop employee in an over-the-top fashion. After telling her to “hold the pickles” on his donut order, Osment smashes through the glass on the counter to retrieve one of the treats.

He then attempts to talk to other customers in the shop by asking one man “how long have you been Black?” and is then told by a pregnant woman and her son to “please get away from us.”

Osment’s take on Vance has since gone viral on X/Twitter where it has been viewed more than 10 million times. Viewers have been full of praise for the actor, with one person writing: “Haley Joel Osment should win an Emmy for his portrayal of JD Vance trying to buy a donut.”

Another said: “Haley Joel Osment as JD Vance is the funniest thing you’ll see all day.”

A third person asked: “Can Haley Joel Osment please do one of these every day? Because this outstanding trolling.”

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It comes after Vance was mocked for his mostly measured and prepared performance at Tuesday’s VP debate with Tim Walz.

One line of contention that people are having fun with was when Vance championed his and Donald Trump’s desire to “bring American manufacturing back” and “make more of our own stuff” while attacking Biden and Harris, who he claimed have “shipped our manufacturing base off to China”.

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Vance, who has connections to Silicon Valley, likes to position himself as something of a jobs creator, but his pledges have been ridiculed, specifically by movie fans.

Comedian Samantha Ruddy wrote on X/Twitter: “Bonkers of JD Vance to claim to be a job creator after what he did to Amy Adams’ career.”

Andrew Flintoff is to relaunch his television hosting career by fronting a one-off Christmas special of the gameshow Bullseye.

It will be the former England cricket captain’s first presenting role since he was airlifted from a serious car accident while filming Top Gear in December 2022. The crash left him with facial injuries and broken ribs.

Flintoff, 46, will host the revival of the darts-themed ITV show in December.

First popular in the 1980s, in the reboot Flintoff – nicknamed Freddie – will replace the late comedian Jim Bowen as host.

Since the accident, the once Lancashire all-rounder has starred in Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams, a documentary series that followed him taking young people from his home town of Preston on a cricketing tour of India – but this is his first foray back into light entertainment.

Flintoff said: “I love the darts and Bullseye was one of my favourite shows as a kid. Can’t quite believe I’ll get to host this Christmas special. You can’t beat a bit of Bully!”

In the game, teams of pairs are chosen, one for their skill at darts and the other for general knowledge. The amateur darts player is the “thrower”, and their team partner, the “knower”.

The teams throw darts at different game boards while answering questions to win eccentric (and difficult to share) prizes.

Katie Rawcliffe, the head of entertainment commissioning at ITV, said: “Bullseye is back and we can’t wait to welcome Freddie Flintoff back to ITV, too. It’s a real treat to have both as key parts of our Christmas schedule on ITV1 and ITVX this year.”

Flintoff was driving an open-topped Morgan Super 3 when it flipped and slid along the track at Surrey’s Dunsfold aerodrome in December 2022. He underwent multiple surgeries for his facial injuries and said that in the seven months after the crash he left the house only for medical treatment.

In the wake of the accident, the BBC announced it had “rested” Top Gear for the foreseeable future and paid Flintoff £9m in compensation.

Bullseye prizes

While those awarded Bully’s star prize might have got a holiday, many of the other prizes awarded to the teams of pairs were a little less dazzling – and challenging to split in two.

A Corby trouser press
A mainstay of 1990s mid-range bed and breakfasts, the upright trouser press was a regular on the prize list.

Fitted kitchens
Given that contestants were typically pairs of men who spent most of their time in the pub, the fitted kitchen made an unlikely star prize.

Teasmade
The classic bedside gadget could make you a warm brew before you got up, but sharing the win would require moving into your teammate’s bedroom.

Tantalus
The whisky decanter cabinet, usually with its own lock and key, used to be one of the mid-range prizes that might garner an “ooh” from the audience.

Cutlery
Bully’s star prize was once a set of gold cutlery, before the likes of a colour television or tumble drier.

Speedboat
According to Bowen, the speedboat was only ever won once and the contestants lived in top-floor flats in Coventry, more than 100 miles from the sea.