Robert Pattinson kicks off the Twilight promotional tour in Sydney

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Robert Pattinson got the Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 promotional tour underway yesterday with a photocall in Sydney - sans Kristen Stewart.

The actor posed for snaps at Jones Bay Wharf in the Australian city all on his lonesome as the publicity machine whirred into action for the final instalment of the hugely-successful vampire franchise.

It was always planned that Rob would head to Australia to conduct interviews for the movie, while Kristen Stewart, who he has reconciled with after she cheated on him with Rupert Sanders, is set to visit Japan, and Taylor Lautner will make an appearance in Brazil.

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Looking dapper, yet dressed down, in a blazer, jeans, trainers and Ray-Bans, Pattinson played with his tousled tresses as he got ready for his close up.

Speaking to the The Sydney Morning Herald, Rob joked about wanting to 'break the hands and mouth of the person who came up with' the nickname R-Patz. 

Rob also admitted that he has an addiction to searching for himself on the internet during promotional tours for his movies.

'When you're promoting something, it's weird; it's like a strange sort of addiction. If people were whispering about you in the next room you probably want to know what they're saying, but really you'll always regret it because they're probably talking s*** about you.

'It's this weird thing. You only do it if you're feeling bad, and want to make yourself feel worse. If you're feeling good you never look at it.'

The Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 London premiere will be held on 14 November.

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