Robert Pattinson — as famous for his luxurious locks as he is for his eye-popping pecs — drops by Wednesday’s edition The Ellen DeGeneres Show sporting a noticeably shorter mane of hair!

“It’s three days old. I got a terrible infestation of nits and I had to shave it all off,” Rob explained.

“No you did not! Don’t start that rumor,” Ellen scoffed.

“No, I’m doing a film,” the 24-year-old confessed.

Pattinson starts shooting Water for Elephants this Thursday. In the flim, Pattinson will play a circus worker who falls in love with an older married woman, played by Reese Witherspoon.

What do you think of Pattz’s new buzz cut?

Written by Castina on May 19th, 2010 | Tagged as: Robert Pattinson