Robert Pattinson covered his body in mints

Robert Pattinson covered his body in mints – to attract an elephant.

It sounds like the Twilight actor formed a close bond with the huge animal on the set of Water For Elephants.

“Who started this thing?” he laughed, answering a question about his “on-set romance” with the creature. “I mean, I’ve heard it all day and it sounds really disturbing. I mean, I had a relationship with the elephant, but it was based purely on candy.”

“I strategically placed mints– like suck on them for a bit and then stick them onto [my] body, my armpits, like covering my entire chest all the time, and [didn’t] tell anyone,” he admitted. “So every time the elephant would be like constantly sniffing me, I’d be like, ‘I don’t know! She just really likes me! It’s crazy!’ Yeah, I think she was just sniffing around for treats.”