'Talladega Nights scared me': Baron Cohen

Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen has dubbed the preparation for his role in 'Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby as "the worst experience" of his life.

The comedian/actor, who plays Frenchman Jean Girard in the Will Ferrell-fronted movie, insists posing as a racing driver was a tough task - because the high speeds were frightening.

He says: "The first thing they did was to get a driver to drive me around the track. You sit in the passenger seat and you are going 180 miles per hour. I was screaming like a little girl.

"For the film, I had to turn it into a 'Yes! Yes!' It was the worst experience of my life."