United Kingdom, Feb. 3 -- Jacob Elordi was rushed to hospital after burning his back in the bathroom.

The 28-year-old actor has recalled suffering a brutal accident during filming for Wuthering Heights as he joked he took method acting to another level when he went back home during a break in the shoot.

Speaking to Esquire magazine, he said: "Sian [Miller], the make-up artist, was designing the scars from the whips for Heathcliff's back.

"She challenged me: 'If Daniel Day-Lewis was playing Heathcliff, he would have come in with scars.' I said, 'Well I'm going to go away and maim myself on the weekend to prove to you that I'm Heathcliff!' "

Jacob explained that he went to the house he was staying at during filming, which had a steam sh...