Quiet Liam Gallagher

Liam Gallagher "couldn't handle" being pictured at the height of his fame.

Renowned photographer Lorenzo Agius shot the Oasis singer and his then-partner Patsy Kensit for the cover of Vanity Fair magazine in 1997, and has revealed the musician was much quieter than he had expected.

He said: "At that point he was at his most rebellious and angry and was annoyed with anyone fussing around him. He couldn't handle it."

Lorenzo - who was also behind the famous black and white publicity images for gritty 1996 movie 'Trainspotting' - is famous for convincing famous people to pose in unusual situations.

His shot of Liam, 36, and Patsy - who married in 1997 but divorced in 2000, and have nine-year-old son Lennon together - saw Liam reclining on a bed while Patsy, 41, wrapped herself around him.

Lorenzo explained: "The whole thing for me was beauty and the beast - Liam was the ruffian who would wear a hat and smoke a cigarette in bed so I told him to be tough and stare me down. Patsy was the babe so I told her to be all over her man."