Henry Cavill unashamedly admits he's in acting for the 'fantastic money' as well as the art

He’s racked up a list of highly-acclaimed film credits and those have come with hefty pay packets.

And Henry Cavill has unashamedly admitted he’s an actor, not just because of the art but because of the ‘fantastic money’ in a new interview.

The Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice actor claimed travelling all over the world is only a pleasant experience if you have the luxury of getting from A to B via first class means.

Candid confession: Henry Cavill has unashamedly admitted he’s in acting for the ‘fantastic money’ as well as the art in a new interview

Henry, 32, was ‘slightly wary’ of offending people in the candid chat with Page Six but didn’t hold back.

He said: ‘I’m not just doing this for the art. The money’s fantastic and that’s something which I deem – and again, it is frowned upon – very important.’

Adding: ‘People will be calling me a c**k as they’re reading this, but travel’s great as long as you’re going first class. I mean, traveling to New Zealand in economy, it sucks. Especially if you’re over six feet. But first class? I’m not going to ever pretend to be coy about that. I love it.’

‘People will be calling me a c**k’: Henry, 32, added that travelling all over the world is only a pleasant experience if you have the luxury of getting from A to B via first class means which he ‘loves’

Hey, big spender: The Superman actor – pictured here on stage at the 88th Academy Awards in February with Kerry Washington – said he doesn’t mind footing the bill for dinner etc. as he likes people to ‘feel cared for’

Breakout role: The Man of Steel star’s biggest role to date is as Superman in the 2013 reboot which is the highest grossing Superman film of all time

The award-winner added that he doesn’t think anything of footing the bill for dinner as he ‘likes people to feel cared for’.

Henry – whose most notable role to date is as Superman in 2013 box-office hit Man of Steel – did not attend university, landing his first film job aged 17.

However, he refuses to accept he ‘missed out’ and is focusing on enjoying his luxury lifestyle while he can.

Henry added: ‘I didn’t get to mess about and be a university kid, but I get to mess about now. And I’ve actually got money to spend on nice places, rather than having to go to grotty pubs that stink of p**s.’

His Hollywood career took off after the release of Man of Steel which became the highest-grossing Superman film of all time.

He is believed to boast an estimated net worth of £9.8 million.