The 'GoldenEye' actor remembers panicking after 'having a little check downstairs' and visiting his dermatologist only to discover his testicles showed signs of ageing.
- Jan 11, 2024
AceShowbiz - Alan Cumming was stunned to discover that his scrotum had aged. The 58-year-old star - who is currently on a tour telling intimate stories from his life with his "Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age" tour - explained that the only time he ever feels as if he is actually approaching 60 is when he visits his dermatologist but panicked when he noticed something unusual "downstairs" during a routine check.
"The one time I do feel my age is when I go to the dermatologist, I'm pale and I go a lot. I get these mole checks and so one time I was in the shower having a little check downstairs," he said on UK TV show "This Morning".
"The way that women check their breasts, it's good to check there for testicular cancer. So I was doing that and I suddenly found these two little red dots on one of my testicles. It was like someone had taken a red Sharpie to one of my balls. Someone may well have done that and I just didn't notice! So, I went to the dermatologist and he said 'Oh, Alan, that's nothing to worry about - that's just a normal part of scrotal ageing!' Scrotal ageing is a thing."
"The Good Wife" actor - who is also known for starring in Broadway productions of classic musicals such as "Cabaret" - is also refusing to "act his age" and wants to remain "curious" about the world around him.
He said of his tour, "I talk about various things that have happened to me. I talk about age, I talk about people who have died. I talk about sex... It's a sort of old-fashioned cabaret under the theme of ageing. We're all sort of told how we should behave as we get older. I think not acting your age is just saying no to that and staying curious about life."
