LUKE Skywalker actor Mark Hamill faced the dark slide when his trousers dropped as he revealed the Best Film gong at the EE Baftas.
A clip unearthed by The Sun shows the Star Wars favourite scrambling to hold up the pants while focusing on the autocue.
Stage-side A-listers watched in horror. But Mark’s blushes were spared by a lectern at London’s Royal Festival Hall which meant from 3.8million TV viewers missed the drama.
An insider sat at the front told us: “Mark started speaking then his suit trousers just dropped to his knees. It was like they were too big for him.
“All the big stars such as Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Adrien Brody would have seen it from their angle.
“Most guests looked horrified but said nothing. It was a moment that you wouldn’t have believed unless you saw it.
“They were turning to each other wide-eyed as if to say, ‘Did that just happen?’”
As seen in our pictures, the moment Mark, 73, feels the trousers Force slipping comes as he tells the audience about his love of cinema, saying: “For me, films create worlds so vivid.”
Without losing his place on the autocue, he continues speaking to the stars as he hurriedly does up his trousers and tucks his shirt back in.
After handing over the Best Film award to the team behind Conclave, telling of the secretive task of picking a new Pope, Mark manages to walk off stage with his trousers intact.
Our insider added: “Mark and his disappearing trousers were the talk of the awards dinner later on.
“People couldn’t work out how they just fell down when they had been perfectly fine earlier when he walked out on to the stage.
“It’s a scenario which is every big star’s worst nightmare but Mark styled it out like a pro.
“He might need to get a better belt for next year though.”
The star as most will remember him as Luke Skywalker[/caption]
The audience was left baffled as Hamill’s trousers suddenly dropped – despite appearing fine as he walked on[/caption]
The star managed to keep his trousers up as he exited the stage after presenting the Best Film award to Conclave[/caption]
Gen Z’s chill zone
BOSSES created a “quiet room” for Gen Z stars.
The spot, next to the VIP pre-show drinks area, offered comfy chairs and chilled water for anyone struggling with the noise.
An insider said: “The awards can be hectic. Not everyone wants to hob-nob and swig champagne.
“Bafta wanted to be in tune with the younger stars’ needs.”
FRIDAY’S eight-hour blaze at The Chiltern Firehouse, which had been due to host Sunday’s post-Baftas party, was caused by wood falling from a pizza oven, London fire chiefs revealed yesterday.
Wicked’s stars split
WICKED stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were kept apart by security — fearing the film pair would be mobbed.
They only managed a quick hello and a photo in the VIP reception before being whisked away from each other.
Our insider said: “It’s a nightmare having two stars of a film together. Everyone rushes to speak to them.”
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