Chris Evans has admitted that he was left embarrassed but has learned a lesson after his nude photo leak over the weekend.

The 39-year-old Captain America actor shocked fans by inadvertently posting a screenshot of his camera roll, which included a picture of his penis, to Instagram Stories.

Evans quickly deleted the snap but humorously referenced his mishap on Twitter yesterday, asking his fans to vote in the US election now that he had 'got their attention'.

Appearing on The Tamron Hall Show on Tuesday, Evans said: "It was an interesting weekend full of lessons learned, a lot of teachable moments.

"It's embarrassing, but you gotta roll with the punches. I have fantastic fans who came to my support."

Evans was recently confirmed to star opposite Ryan Gosling in new spy movie The Gray Man, an ambitious $200 million (£154 million) project for Netflix.