The couple were spotted strolling hand in hand down a beach in Malibu, California, with Carrey, 46, wearing a more normal costume for his gender of beige knee-length board shorts.

However they then disappeared into their beach hut and re-emerged some minutes later with McCarthy in an ankle-length strapless blue dress and Carrey sporting her fetching halterneck swimsuit.

In scenes reminiscent of the film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, he wandered down the beach in his “mankini”, to the amazement of onlookers.

Carrey - star of films such as The Mask, The Truman Show, Me Myself And Irene and Dumb And Dumber - has been dating comedienne, actress and former Playboy Playmate of the Month McCarthy since December 2005.

The Canadian-American comic, known for his madcap, slapstick antics and rubber-faced high-energy style, is a three-time winner of the Golden Globe award. He began his career on the Toronto comedy circuit, with his breakthrough into movies coming in 1994’s Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.

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