A crazy Brad Pitt fan grabbed his neck as he was walking by at the Venice Festival. I don’t think she wanted to attack him maybe just a snog. Could you imagine the cat fight if Angelina Jolie was there?

"It was a scary moment. The security team must have been embarrassed that she was able to get that close to him. She could have been anyone," said one onlooker.

"Brad didn't look very happy about it all."

Asked what it was like being father to four young children, Pitt, 43, told reporters at the festival:

"It's the most fun I have ever had and also the biggest pain in the a***.

"And I love it and I can't recommend it any more highly." But he added: "Sleep is non-existent!"