Young Glad He Peeled Off Onscreen

November 13th, 2009 LONDON - The Queen is apparently a big fan of the hit BBC comedy series The Kumars At No 42, which features a fictional British Indian family. According to one of its stars, Sanjeev Bhaskar, when he and his co-star wife, Meera Syal, 48, met the Queen at a Buckingham Palace reception they were pleasantly surprised to discover that Her Majesty was particularly impressed with Meera's frighteningly convincing portrayal of an elderly woman.

October 30th, 2009 LONDON - British singer Leona Lewis has revealed that she is glad to be alive after the attack by a crazed fan. The former X-Factor winner was punched in the head at a book signing in London on October 14.

October 29th, 2009 ANNA FRIEL's nude role in a West End play is having a huge effect on audiences - one onlooker collapsed when the actress peeled off her clothes. The British beauty strips off onstage during her protrayal of Holly Golightly in the new version of classic Audrey Hepburn movie Breakfast At Tiffany's - and the sight of the star in all her naked glory was simply too much for one audience member.

October 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scottish actor Gerard Butler has revealed that he loves showing off his bare butt onscreen. In fact, Butler, 39, who played the role of King Leonidas in '300', fears that baring his butt in every movie is becoming his habit.

October 8th, 2009 LONDON - Aussie singer Natalie Imbruglia has revealed that after auditioning for Neighbours as a teenager she was scared to bare all onscreen. Imbruglia, 34, had found fame in the soap opera when she was just 17, and later launched a successful singing career.

September 23rd, 2009 Singer MIKA is glad he rebelled when he was a teenager - because it has allowed him to remain sane as an adult. The Grace Kelly hitmaker admits he fell in with the wrong crowd when he was growing up in London, and his parents often chastised him for his late-night partying.

September 19th, 2009 UNDERWORLD star MICHAEL SHEEN had to give up his dream of becoming a professional soccer star - because his family refused to leave his native Wales. The actor was offered an apprenticeship at London club Arsenal when he was 12, but his father ruled out the big break - because it meant the whole family would have to move to England.

September 11th, 2009 PAUL BETTANY was delighted to team up with wife JENNIFER CONNELLY for the forthcoming CHARLES DARWIN biopic - because the pair has always wanted to test its chemistry on the big screen. Creation sees Bettany playing Darwin, while Connelly takes on the role of the English naturalist's wife Emma, in the movie chronicling the scholar's early years as he struggles to cope with the loss of a child.

September 9th, 2009 NEIL YOUNG has pulled out of a planned unveiling of his new concert movie at the Toronto International Film Festival. The annual Canadian event is featuring Neil Young Trunk Show on Monday (14Sep09), and the music legend was set to personally introduce the film's screening.

August 29th, 2009 Beth Maitland The Young & the Restless Fan Club Dinner held at the Sheraton Universal Hotel Los Angeles, California - 28.08.09 Mandatory Credit: Nikki Nelson / WENN/IANS more images

August 26th, 2009 KRISTEN STEWART is delighted she got her big break in movies at the age of nine - because she is convinced first-time fame in her teen years would have left her troubled. The actress' debut film role came in 1999 Disney movie The Thirteenth Year and she's since gone on to make more than 20 movies, including 2008's Twilight, which shot her to worldwide stardom.

June 25th, 2009 LONDON - Spanish film actor Antonio Banderas has revealed he's wary of stripping off onscreen, and that he no longer wants to flaunt his body as he gets older. Banderas, 48, who had to disrobe for a passionate scene with Aussie actress Radha Mitchell in upcoming crime drama 'The Code', now feels uncomfortable getting naked in front of the cameras.

June 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - A new ad by fashion brand Calvin Klein, showing a racy orgy scene, has been taken down after many complained about the sexually explicit details it portrayed. A picture of a dripping-wet model in a string bikini replaced the orgy-themed billboard, which had been placed on Houston St.

June 18th, 2009 LONDON - If you thought the reason behind Michelle Pfeiffer's stunning skin onscreen was Mother Nature, then here's something you should know - all the magic lies in the hands of the lighting director. The 51-year-old actress has admitted that her fresh-faced onscreen look is because of her cordial relationship with the film's lighting boss.

June 4th, 2009 LONDON - Brit artist Damien Hirst has decided to peel off part of supermodel Kate Moss' face for a new high art magazine cover shoot. Hirst, 43, who is an eccentric painter, sculptor and restaurateur, imagined what Moss' face would look like if half her skin were peeled off for the cover of the second issue of U.S.