Actor George Clooney gestures during an event.

A lot of people think that Hollywood is all about fame, money and glamour. That life is all easy-peasy for the stars. But the ordinary man does not realise that they also take chancy stunts, as happened with macho heartthrob George Clooney.

The star reflected on some near-death experiences he’s had, stating that he was “lucky” to survive.

In 2018, the Hollywood star was involved in a crash while riding his motorcycle on the Italian island of Sardinia while filming Channel 4 miniseries Catch-22.

Clooney was taken to hospital, where his injuries were deemed not serious and he was discharged hours later.

However, reflecting on the incident during an interview, Clooney said he “thought that was it” after colliding with another vehicle at 70mph.

“I got lucky there,” he said. “I flipped through the air and ended up landing on my knees. I could have landed on any other part of my body and been dead.”

He added: “You learn you’re not allowed to ride motorcycles. My wife [Amal] said ‘That’s enough.’”

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Clooney revealed he once had another close brush with death in South Sudan.

“I had one time in South Sudan where we got pulled over and had guns stuck to our heads,” he said, adding: “They wanted to rob our truck.”

Clooney directs and stars in new Netflix film The Midnight Sky, which will be available to stream on 23 December.