Jeff Goldblum 'turned orange' after only eating carrots

Jeff Goldblum once "turned orange" after he only ate carrots for an entire week.

The 72-year-old actor revealed that "everything came out of me orange" after he only consumed the root vegetable for several days whilst on a trip "a few decades ago" as part of his experimentation with "different diets and regimes".

He told comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster on their 'Off Menu ' podcast: "I've experimented down through the years with different diets and regimes.

"I carried big bags - during a few decades ago - of carrots.

"And I had a machine when I travel, and I ate only carrots for a week, and I turned orange, and everything came out of me orange."

Laughing, Ed replied: "Did it really turn you orange?"

The 'Jurassic Park' star answered: "Yeah, yeah, I got that. Yeah.

"But, anyway, I've gone through many variations."

Jeff admitted he is still experimenting with different diets and food groups to see what works best for his body and gives him the most energy.

The 'Wicked' star said: "I'm still experimenting today with what will do me best, you know, for energy and this and that.

"And I have become very - you should know - adventurous.

"I think I've eaten everything. I'll try anything. I have tried everything, I think.

"But these days - and I'm very easy to please, I like food."

Goldblum and his 42-year-old wife Emilie Livingston have two children - Charlie, nine, and River, eight - and the Hollywood icon revealed they are "very handy in the kitchen".

He revealed: "I love the boys. They make me things. They're already very handy in the kitchen.

"[Charlie] particularly is very helpful. He makes me - every day - a cup of coffee. We have this nice machine, and he knows how to do it. He's very capable. Better than I can. You know, when he's not there, I kind of don't use it. I don't make myself the coffee."

And while River played with his kitchen playset, he liked seeing his parents in the real kitchen and started "coming over and serving".

Jeff said: "We had a pretend kitchen, not like we used to have when I was in the kitchen. What was that called? The, you know, easy-bake oven.

"He had some wooden blocks that came in the shape of a hard, a half a hard-boiled egg and fruit.

"And so, and he liked having seen us in our kitchen, having some fake pots and pans, and coming over and serving.

"He's always been very giving and sharing.

"And he likes to make things for us. He still does."