John Travolta Experiences Friday Night Fever

Hollywood superstar John Travolta flew himself in to re-live his Oscar-nominated success in the legendary Saturday Night Fever with Jonathan Ross on last weeks Friday Night With Jonathan Ross on BBC One.

After sharing the Ross sofa with Ricky Gervais, Travolta was offered a guest-starring role in Ricky's final-ever episode of Extras, saying: "I'll probably do anything Ricky Gervais says."

And they bonded by sharing a disco moment, with John reprising his Seventies dance moves and Ricky revamping his equally iconic sequence from The Office.

Travolta, whose latest blockbuster Wild Hogs opens in the UK on 13 April, also talked about his love of flying: "I can live on my plane, I love acting first and flying just happens to be another passion for me."

On how he wanted to be James Bond, he said: "I wanted to do James Bond but the new guy is awesome, the one I've liked the most since Sean Connery".

On turning 50: "I didn't go through a mid-life crisis but you start wondering how many summers you have left, it took me about a year to get over [being 50]."

And on Scientology, in particular its controversial stance on childbirth and the need for silence, he commented: "I've been involved 32 years and it's given me all the tools to survive in life that I need ... usually a person like me has self-destructed ... it's pretty simple stuff, there's a need to avoid 'verbage', it's just better to be quiet."

Friday Night With Jonathan Ross is a Hotsauce TV/Open Mike production for BBC One.

Friday Night With Jonathan Ross, 10.40 pm, Friday, BBC One.