Hugh Jackman reveals he's had four skin cancers removed in 18 months.

UPDATE: Actor and all-round decent human being Hugh Jackman is continuing to do good things for the sun safety cause.

Aside from openly discussing his experience with skin cancer, and launching a line of kids’ sunscreen, Jackman has been raving about his Australia co-star Nicole Kidman‘s diligence in looking after her naturally fair skin.

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“Nicole told me when she was a kid she used to be made fun of all the time in Australia because she used to stay in the shade and she had whiter skin. And no one is making fun of her now,” the X-Men star tells People magazine.

This mightn't seem like a big deal, but in Australia the typical beauty ideal has long revolved around glowing, sun-kissed skin. Ask any pale-skinned Aussie about their complexion and they'll probably tell you about all the times well-meaning relatives and strangers have told them to "go get some colour" because it'll make them "look healthier".

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The irony being, of course, that spending a lot of time in the sun without adequate protection can lead to serious health issues, as Jackman knows all too well.

"I'm really heartened to see in general the idea that to be sexy and beautiful you have to be tan is gone," Jackman continues. "Nicole has the most beautiful skin." (Post continues after gallery.)

Hugh Jackman isn't the only high profile Aussie advocating sun smarts. Channel 9 presenter Georgie Gardner had a skin cancer removed from her upper lip last week, and shared a photo on Instagram with an important message for her followers.

"Gentle reminder to be sun smart & get skin checked - squamous cell carcinoma cut out #sore," Gardner, 43, wrote. We hope she's all healed up now.

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There are plenty of good reasons to admire Hugh Jackman.

First of all, he's a talented Aussie 'triple threat' who's achieved international fame and respect. Also, by all accounts he's a super nice guy — remember when he rushed to Jennifer Lawrence's aid when she tripped up the stairs at the Oscars? Swoon.

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Now the Les Miserables star has proved once again what a deadset legend he is. For a couple of years, Jackman has been using his profile to raise awareness of the dangers of too much sun exposure — a message that's especially pertinent here in his sun-soaked homeland.

In a new interview with People magazine, the 46-year-old reveals he's had four skin cancers removed from his nose and shoulder over the past 18 months. "I go every three months for checkups. It's the new normal for me. My doctor says I'll likely have more and if that's your cross to bear in life, you should be so lucky," he says. (Post continues after gallery.)

Jackman was diagnosed with his first basal cell carcinoma — one of three types of skin cancers — on the set of X-Men in 2013. His makeup artist first drew attention to a "little spot of blood" on his nose while she was getting him ready for filming. At first Jackman dismissed it as yet another scratch from his rough-and-tumble Wolverine fight scenes, but a week later she commented on it again.

"I said 'Yes, it must have dried up and in the shower I rubbed it off," the Oscar nominee recalls. "Cut to a week later, and she said 'I think you should go get it checked.' "

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Jackman's wife, actress and adoption advocate Deborra-Lee Furness, also urged him to get it checked by a doctor, which he eventually did. That's when the C-word was dropped.

"It's always a bit of a shock just hearing the word 'cancer'. Being an Australian it's a very common thing. I never wore sunscreen growing up so I was a prime candidate for it," he says.

Now, Jackman's all about the sunscreen. In fact, he's teamed up with a sunscreen brand in the US to launch an affordable sunscreen line for kids called Pure Sun Defense. As a father of two, Jackman knows how hard it is to make kids understand the importance of wearing sunscreen; he hopes the cartoon images (including characters from Frozen and The Avengers) used on the bottles will get them interested.

"You try and put sunscreen on a kid, it's literally like herding cats," he told ABC News. Now how's that for a visual?

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For anyone who has a basal cell carcinoma, Jackman has an important message: don't wait to act on it. "Basal cell carcinoma is just something you have to deal with. It's cancerous. It will grow. You just have to get it out," he tells People.

Listen to Wolverine, guys. He's a smart man.

Have you ever had skin cancer?