Blur bassist Alex James has admitted he has not washed his hair for over a decade.

The musician who lives at Kingham, West Oxfordshire, made the shock announcement in Living magazine.

The britpop star told the magazine: "My hair isn't really something I've ever particularly thought about or fussed over.

"Other than this week when both my daughters were keen to give me a Halloween makeover and empited a whole can of grey-coloured hairspary into it and it set solid, I haven't washed it for 10 years."

There is no official guidance on how often you should wash your hair and opinions vary widely on the subject.