Light me up! Arnold Schwarzenegger can't resist trying before he buys as he browses London cigar shop

By JOANNA CRAWLEY

He’s used to portraying the action man in his blockbuster film roles but Arnold Schwarzenegger looked more like a movie mob boss when shopping for cigars in London on Tuesday.

The 65-year-old actor was spotted pounding the streets of the capital with a burly bodyguard for company, before stopping in at a cigar store.

Obviously not one to try without buying, Arnie couldn’t resist lighting up one of the samples on offer, flashing some hefty pieces of bling as he struck a match.

Try before you buy: Arnold Schwarzenegger lights up a cigar on a visit to a London shop

It looks like the chunky cigar was to his liking, as a smiling Arnie was later spotted leaving the shop with the smoke still alight after a spot of browsing.

The star decided to dress up for his brief outing, choosing a pale grey suit and open white shirt, accessorised with a couple of huge rings and a chunky silver chain link bracelet.

See anything you like? Arnold was obviously impressed with the London shop as he left still smoking his chosen cigar after browsing

The Terminator star has been busy promoting his environmental initiative R20 in recent weeks, making his first visit to the European Commission in Brussels a week ago where he spoke on climate change and defended his own lavish tastes to a group of mayors from around the EU.

Lighting up: Arnold Schwarzenegger was keen to sample what was on offer

Turning heads: Arnold caught the eye of fans whilst pounding the pavements of London

‘We should not make people feel guilty about driving big cars, driving fast cars or driving powerful cars. But we should let them know that they can be part of the solution by changing technology in that car,’ he told reporters in Brussels.

‘Like for instance my Hummers are not anymore at gas, gasoline engines, they are now hydrogen engines and biofuel engines.’

‘If you want to take your jacuzzi, take your jacuzzi all day long but use solar panels. If you want a flat-screen TV, watch a better model that is energy efficient.’

Hope that's green! Arnie's daughter Katherine Schwarzenegger was spotted filling up her car in Beverly Hills

The Austrian-born bodybuilder turned actor turned Governor also insisted green issues need to be ‘more hip, more modern and more sexy’' to remain relevant to today’s society.

Whilst Arnie has been busy promoting his green stance, his daughter Katherine was spotted filling up her own gas guzzling car in Beverly Hills.

The 23-year-old was dressed down for her trip to a petrol station in leggings and trainers, leaving the pump to top up her huge vehicle.Here's hoping dad has passed on his green ethos to daughter.

Filling up: Katherine was dressed down in leggings and trainers as she filled up her huge SUV