Sacha Baron Cohen braves cold in pants as he works red carpet with fake gun and a kebab at Grimsby premiere

The comedian arrived in character as a football hooligan from Grimsby
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Emma Powell23 February 2016
The Weekender

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Sacha Baron Cohen braved the cold as he posed for photographers at the premiere of his latest film, Grimsby, in a pair of blue pants and brandishing a fake gun and a kebab.

Cohen, 44, arrived in character as Norman ‘Nobby’ Grimsby for the event at London's Leicester Square.

The comedian drove a silver Volkswagen van with “some of his kids” onto the red carpet.

He posed with the “kids” as they drank from cans of Carling and held up their middle fingers for the cameras before being flanked by a bevy of women in heels and revealing black swimming costumes.

His wife and co-star Isla Fisher followed closely behind. The actress – who plays Margaret in the film – looked stunning in a green floor length dress.

After posing for selfies and signing autographs for fans she fed Cohen chips as the pair posed together for photographers.

Speaking about starring alongside her husband, Fisher said: "It was really fun. He's a perfectionist and he will do anything to get the joke in the best way it could possbily be. I learned a lot from watching him improvise."

Mark Strong - who plays Cohen's brother Sebastian - opted to wear trousers for the event and arrived looking suitably suave in a black suit.

Also in attendance were John Thompson, Ricky Tomlinson, Johnny Vegas, Gabourey Sidibe and Annabelle Wallis.

Grimsby is set for UK cinema release on February 24.

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