Shiver Me Timbers! Depp generous with his pieces-o’-eight

Johnny Depp proves that as well as being devastatingly handsome and a jolly, jolly good pirate, he’s also a thoroughly altruistic soul to boot.

According to The Sun today, the Pirates of the Caribbean star, 47, forked out £40,000 on jackets for the crew on his new pirate movie.

Concerned that his ship mates’ timbers may be shivering, he made sure everyone had their own £80 waterproof hiking jacket during filming for the fourth in the Pirates of the Caribbean series at Pinewood Studios, Bucks.

One crewmember said: "Johnny paid out of his own pocket for all 500 of us to have a nice warm waterproof.

"It's a great morale boost and another example of why he is one of the nicest people in Hollywood."