"The next thing, I'm auditioning for a movie called
The Blue Lagoon. I went along for a bit of life experience and fun. To my amazement, I beat out 4000 actors to land the role of Richard. Brooke Shields was eventually cast as my love interest, Emmeline," he smiles.
The controversial 1980 coming-of-age movie, which was one of the first to feature male nudity, tells the story of two teenagers marooned on a tropical island. It blitzed the box office, and is still loved decades on.
"Being completely naked on screen was daunting at first. The movie was shot on Fiji's Turtle Island - now a five star resort but back then a desert island - and most of the crew were Australian," Christopher says.