Taylor Lautner is set to host legendary comedy show Saturday Night Live later this year.

 

It’s the latest sign that the young actor could outshine his Twilight co-stars, including Robert Pattinson.

 

Lautner is on the cover of this month’s Rolling Stone mag and has had rave reviews for his work in New Moon.

 

The star’s rumoured girlfriend Taylor Swift recently had a successful crack at hosting SNL- sending up Kanye West’s VMAs outburst.

 

In other Taylor Lautner news he’s admitted to being bullied at school. He told Rolling Stone:

 

“Because I was an actor, when I was in school there was a little bullying going on.

 

“Not physical bullying, but people making fun of what I do... I just had to tell myself, 'I can't let this get to me. This is what I love to do. And I'm going to continue to do it'.”