William Shatner S**t His Pants On Stage And Told Fans He Had A 'Technical Difficulty'

Actor William Shatner has the opportunity to share previously untold stories about himself with fans in his most recent book, Boldly Go.

And this is one story that you could not possibly write.

On the opening night of his one-man show, Captain Kirk actually felt the need to relieve himself while on stage.

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But the actor's following scene actually ended in disaster when he admitted to s**t his pants.

He explained: "The first performance of Shatner’s World was an experience the likes of which I had never before encountered.”

"Earlier in the day, I had woken up in all sorts of, shall we say, gastrointestinal distress. I was losing fluids and worse from every part of my body and was barely even able to imbibe water.”

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"Somehow, by the evening, I was able to pull myself together enough to physically get to the theatre, but I was not entirely sure I’d be able to go onstage.”

"This was opening night. It was a packed house. The critics were waiting to write their reviews. What was I supposed to do?"

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He continued: "Boldly, I took my place on the stage and attacked the material with panache. The response was terrific; the audience was eating it up.”

"Then, about halfway through the show, disaster struck. In my pants."

In hindsight, the Star Trek icon's decision to take the stage was a little bit risky, but he was ready with a reason to leave the audience to clean up.

"'Hold up,' I told the audience. ‘We seem to have a small technical difficulty. Please bear with us; I’ll be right back.'”

"I raced off the stage and up the stairs to my dressing room."

Shatner's audience might have been more understanding if they had known the real cause for his hasty exit.

He assured them that he would not let them down when he returned to the stage following a "quick shower and change of underwear."

He continued: "The rest of the show went without incident. To my great satisfaction, the reviews (which were great) didn’t even mention the ‘technical difficulty’ that had paused the show for 10 minutes.”

"I performed Shatner’s World on Broadway for just under a month before taking the show on a national and later international tour."