Robert Pattinson has been rumored to be smelly and utterly unhygienic according to various sources last year, but Eclipse co-star Bryce Dallas Howard says otherwise. She claims he’s very hygienic-to the point that he chipped a tooth while in the midst of flossing.

“He’s incredibly hygienic.” Bryce spilled Rob’s hygiene routine while promoting her new film “The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond.”

“He told me this story that made me crack up. He was like, ‘Oh I have to go to the dentist’ And I was like, ‘Oh no, what happened? Just a check up?’ And he was like, ‘No, I chipped a tooth.’ And I was like, ‘How?’ And he was like, ‘Flossing.’ Who does that? I don’t even floss. So he’s hygienic. Trust me.”

The redhead is Rachelle Lafevre’s replacement in the role of Victoria in “Eclipse,” the third installment of the “Twilight Saga.” She also revealed that Rob’s character, Edward Cullen, actually got her nervous in meeting him.

“I actually came out to him that I was totally nervous about [meeting him],’ she said. “He’s such a sweet young man, and there’s such a distinctive difference between him and Edward Cullen. He does such a wonderful job embodying that character, and bringing that character to life. But when you meet him, he’s such a down-to-earth, humble person, you feel bad freaking out at him.”

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