Could Rhys Meyers be the head off Henry?

HE has been criticised for being far too good-looking to play Henry VIII in the hit historical drama The Tudors.

But experts say they have the technology to determine once and for all whether the ruthless former monarch, who had two of his six wives beheaded, was ever as handsome as Cork hunk, Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

Leading scientists claim they have the means to find out if the king, widely perceived as being hugely overweight, ever bore even a passing resemblance to the brooding actor.