Bridegroom-to-be Mel Gibson has come down with a case of VERY cold feet!
With a Xmas wedding looming, pals say the macho Mel is beginning to buckle under the pressure of his billion-dollar divorce and impending marriage to pregnant fiancée Oksana Grigorieva.
"Mel is beginning to show signs of full-fledged panic," a longtime friend told The ENQUIRER.
"Suddenly, everything’s not as clear-cut as he thought. He’s begun to miss his old life with Robyn and their children, and the prospect of a new bride and a newborn is beginning to terrify him."
In one revealing moment, the father of seven, 53, admitted that everything is happening too fast.
"Mel feels his life has become a runaway train – the wedding, the baby, the much younger bride," the source divulged.
"Mel says he thought that he knew what he wanted, but now he’s not so sure."
Part of the problem is that Mel already feels henpecked by Russian stunner Oksana, 39, said the source.
"Mel said Oksana can be VERY demanding and often nags him about the wedding and the financial details on his divorce," the source divulged.
"On top of that, Oksana wants Mel to drop at least 25 pounds before they get married. She’s on him about how he’s letting himself go, and that the age difference between them is worse because he’s starting to look balding and bloated."
The Oscar-winning star has also realized that while his 29-year marriage to Robyn wasn’t perfect, they’d built a good life together with their children, added the source.
"Mel’s life with Robyn was easy for him, and it pains him that his kids are pulling away from him because of Oksana," said the source.
As The ENQUIRER previously revealed, Mel had his marriage to Robyn secretly "annulled" by his own unofficial Catholic congregation. Oksana is due to give birth in about two months, and the parents-to-be are set to marry at Christmas.
But with his divorce playing out as one of the nastiest in Hollywood history, and Robyn dating a boyfriend from northern California, Mel is beginning to have serious regrets, said the source.
"Mel still loves Oksana, but he’s definitely gotten a case of wedding cold feet," the source divulged.
"He’s afraid he’s made a series of wrong decisions, and he’s terrified that his dreams for a great new life with Oksana could turn into a nightmare."
