'Animals are very easy to look after when they're dead': Angel-faced Amanda Seyfried reveals her surprising taxidermy hobby

By Andrea Magrath

PUBLISHED: 01:08, 10 March 2012 | UPDATED: 01:12, 10 March 2012

Her angelic looks and squeaky clean track record have made Amanda Seyfried one of Hollywood's best-loved starlets.

But as well as her secret dirty sense of humour, exemplified by the word 'm**ge' tattooed on her foot, the actress has now revealed a rather surprising hobby.

Speaking tonight on the Jonathan Ross Show, the 26-year-old told the chat show host that she collects taxidermy.



'When taxidermy is done well it’s an amazing piece of art,' she said. 'I love animals and they’re very easy to look after when they’re dead.'

The Mamma Mia star added: 'I recently decided I was going to start building a parliament of owls because I only have one.

'But I have a horse, a miniature horse, it’s a baby. It’s quite small, it’s much bigger than my dog. His name is Antoine.





'I bought him in Paris. He was sitting with every kind of animal you can possibly imagine, giraffes, zebras, scorpions, and they were all sitting in this incredible installation and that’s when I decided that this was going to be a life long hobby.'

It is unknown how Amanda's beloved pet pooch Finn feels about the stuffed animals dotted around the actress' LA home. But he can rest assured that he will always be number one in her life.

Miss Seyfried has always been vocal about her love of the dog, and told Metro in a recent interview: 'I can’t live without him. He goes everywhere with me. He’s better than a husband could ever be.'









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