Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's children were shocked when they saw him in character for Moana

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's children were shocked when they saw him in character for Moana.

The former WWE star - who has Simone, 24, with ex-wife Dany Garcia and Jasmine, 10, and eight-year-old Tiana with spouse Lauren Hashian - has transformed his appearance for roles in the past, but his brood found it particularly "jarring" to see him with long flowing locks as the demi-God Maui in the live-action viersion of the Disney story.

He told E! News: "The first time they saw me as Maui, they were like, 'Oh.'

"It was jarring for them for maybe 10 minutes. Just to see me with hair, and I get it, it's a lot of hair.

"It's not like Smashing Machine, where it's just a little bit [of hair]. This is long, beautiful, luscious."

Although his family ultimately "loved" seeing him as Maui, the 54-year-old star admitted they were even more excited to visit him on set so they could see Catherine Laga'aia, who plays Moana.

He quipped: "They really just wanted to meet Catherine."