Madonna at 'gorgeous' Vinnie premiere
Madonna teamed up with Vinnie Jones at the premiere of his latest movie, Mean Machine.
And she admits she is rather taken by the former Wimbledon player's acting talents and looks.
Madonna arrived at the Odeon with her husband Guy Richie.
"He is a great actor and very charming and he has got gorgeous eyes," she said.
Mean Machine is Jones' first lead role since he began his acting career in Richie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. A remake of the 1974 Burt Reynolds movie, it tells the story of a professional footballer jailed for match fixing.
Once inside he trains a team of cons to take on the prison guards in a bad tempered grudge match.
Jones says he discussed the project with Madonna and her husband before deciding on the role.
"We go back a long way and she has given me a lot of support, I always phone them when I'm thinking of doing a project," he said.
The former Welsh international arrived at the premiere with his wife Tania and daughter and was wearing a trilby hat and black jacket with wide fur colours and lapels.
He says he believes the movie will be a big hit with non-football fans as well as soccer fanatics and described it as a mix between the Shawshank Redemption and the Italian Job.
"I'm a big fan of the original film, we asked them if we could borrow their idea and put our own stamp on it, we tried to inject more comedy. It is not about football, it is about a guy trying to get his redemption back and I think people are going to love it."
