Ugly Betty gets a makeover to glamorous cover girl

So this is what Betty Suarez has been hiding behind those red-rimmed glasses, thick fringe and that mouthful of metal.

The fashionistas who bully her could be silenced by just one glare from these sultry bedroom eyes.

Transformed: America Ferrera pictured for Marie Claire and in character as Ugly Betty

Unfortunately for the loveable secretary from TV's Ugly Betty, this will never happen.

Because this is actually her alter ego, actress America Ferrera.

Miss Ferrera was photographed for the latest British edition of Marie Claire magazine.

She even graces the front cover - following in the footsteps of some of the world's most glamorous women such as Angelina Jolie and Denise Van Outen.

Sultry: Ugly Betty's red-rimmed glasses hide America's come-to-bed eyes

Miss Ferrera, 23, has found fame with the popular U.S. series, which is now in its second season here in the UK.

She plays the good-hearted but dowdy Latina who lands a job as secretary at the fictional Mode.

Betty soon proves herself to be very efficient and is determined to succeed in the fashion world - but is a little hampered by her looks and dress sense.

Miss Ferrera has won Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards for her work in Ugly Betty.

Cover girl: America was photographed for the latest edition of Marie Claire

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At least hippie Sienna hasn't burnt her bra

She's playing a free-loving 1960s revolutionary, but thankfully actress Sienna Miller has stopped short of burning her bra for the part.

The star's plunging cheesecloth dress revealed more than expected while filming Hippie Hippie Shake in London's Notting Hill.

Her lacy lingerie was clearly visible as she waltzed along Portobello Road totting a large suitcase.

Hippie: Sienna plays Louise Ferrier in the upcoming drama

Sienna is starring as Louise Ferrier, the girlfriend of Richard Neville, the editor of notorious counterculture magazine Oz.

She recently said the Swinging Sixties have always held a strong appeal, telling the Telegraph: "I ache with a nostalgia for a decade I never knew."

"I've always loved the 1960s – how proactive young people were then. Our generation is so coloured by the internet and by celebrity culture."

Swinging Sixties: Sienna revealed her lacy bra while filming in Notting Hill

"What they were doing in the 1960s came out of an innocence that we've lost. No one knew things weren't possible then; everybody could be absolutely themselves, and Oz magazine was about that generation's right to speak freely."

Next up, Sienna is set to star in A Woman of No Importance, a comedy co-starring Annette Bening.

The 25-year-old, who has been keeping close company with Rhys Ifans in recent months, is planning to eventually step away from the spotlight, albeit briefly.

She has said: "I'm knackered. I need a break."

At the end of a hard day's filming Sienna wrapped up for a trip to her local pub

Rhys Ifans and close friend Davina Taylor joined the actress for a few drinks

Sienna Miller

Will father number four be there for pregnant Ulrika?

Ulrika Jonsson has announced she is expecting her fourth child by a different father.

The 40-year-old TV presenter is ten weeks pregnant by fiance Brian Monet, she said the couple had been planning to have a child.

Serial mother: Ulrika was shocked to discover she was pregnant but has no regrets that her children have no common father

The 40-year-old - who recently revealed that she is a sex addict - told a magazine she had planned the pregnancy with fiance Brian Monet but was doubtful it would happen because of her age and recent stress that she had been through.

Miss Jonsson met advertising executive Monet, 39, last year, he moved into her Berkshire home in June and proposed to her in August.

No regrets: Ulrika reveals she is pregnant by fiance Brian Monet in the new issue of Hello!

The Swedish former lingerie model said she was shocked to discover she was pregnant but insisted she has no regrets that her children have no common father.

She told Hello! magazine: 'This was very much a planned pregnancy. 'But in all honesty, at my age, coupled with the stress I suffered last year, I was pretty doubtful if it would happen. That is why we were both in shock when we found out – disbelief all around.'

She added: 'I don't give any thought to the fact that I will have four children by four fathers. I used to think about it a couple of years ago, but now I'm utterly at ease with the fact that that is how my life has panned out.

'I'm extremely lucky. I have three amazing, beautiful children.

'The fact that relationships with their fathers didn't work is not solely my responsibility.'

Father No. 1: John Turnbull, the cameraman lasted five years with ambitious weathergirl Ulrika, and they had a son Cameron, now 13

She admitted that she is already suffering from extreme morning sickness. She said: 'I feel absolutely vile. I feel sick constantly and very tired. There is still a long way to go and I am very aware that at my age there is a greater possibility of things going wrong or complications.

'But despite my feelings of caution and pessimism, this is kind of a dream come true for me. I never had my life planned out – obviously – but I had always dreamed of having lots of children at my feet and rather cherished the idea of a large family.'

Jonsson had her first child, Cameron, now 13, from her five-year marriage to cameraman John Turnbull.

Her elder daughter, Bo, was born seven years ago during a short-lived but intense relationship with German hotel manager Markus Kempen, who walked out on Ulrika two weeks after Bo was born with a serious heart defect.

Father No.2: Ulrika with German hotel manager Marcus Kempen, he left her two weeks after she gave birth to their daughter Bo, who suffered from a serious heart defect

Three-year-old Martha is the result of her marriage to Lance Gerrard-Wright, whom she met on reality TV show Mr Right, which ended after two years in October 2005.

Ulrika added: 'I firmly believed that Martha would be my last child. I don't think I enjoy pregnancy very much and I associate it with lots of anxiety, certainly since Bo was diagnosed at 20 weeks with a heart defect and a suspected fatal chromosomal defect.

'I am a lot more anxious and cautious than I was last time. It is four years since I was pregnant with Martha. I'm now 40 and will seriously consider which tests might be best for me, baby and the family.'

Father No.3: With former husband Lance Gerrard-Wright, father of three-year-old Martha. They met on reality TV show Mr Right, but the relationship ended after just two years in October 2005

No date has been set for the wedding but Miss Jonsson has said she will probably opt for a low-key ceremony.

The pair were introduced by friends in Stockholm, in her native Sweden, where Mr Monet worked is creative director for design company Draft.

The mother-of-three's past relationships also include affairs with former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson, Gladiators star James Crossley and footballer Stan Collymore.

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Joan Collins' see-through dress shows her best supporting part

She may approaching her 75th birthday, but Joan Collins still knows how to cause a stir.

Attending a charity event in New York last night, the British actress pulled back her white fur stole only to reveal an almost completely see-through lace top.

The sheer black ensemble exposed her bright white bra, but Collins, once one of Hollywood's sexiest sirens, appeared to take the attention of shocked onlookers in her stride.

Sheer madness: Joan Collins at a charity function in New York last night

By her own admission, the Dynasty star has dated "zillions and zillions of men" during her days as a young star in LA, but has recently settled with Percy Gibson, 42, who joined her on the red carpet.

It's unlikely her revealing look was intentional - in recent times she has lamented the current trend for women to over expose.

She has said: "This sexual stuff they do now is demeaning, degrading and horrible."

All white: Joan's black top and white bra combination was probably not the wisest fashion choice

"Girls walk around with f*** me written on a T-shirt or flash their bottoms. What real, decent man is going to want to marry a girl like that?"

While she has admitted to her own "wild period", she is now a strong critic of "ladette" culture.

She has said: "I don't understand the fascination of getting as drunk as possible and having as many partners as possible. Is this what the suffragettes worked for? For women to become slags?"

Show stopper: Joan surprised the crowd with her see-through number

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Kelly Brook reveals the saucy secret to her stunning figure

Strictly Come Dancing star Kelly Brook says she attributes her curvy figure to "having tons of sex".

The model and actress also gives her top tips for keeping the passion in a relationship alive - fighting and fantastic lighting.

"Fight a lot. Even if you do agree, pretend you don't," says Brook, who is engaged to actor Billy Zane.

Cover girl: Brook shows off the legs which have mesmerised Strictly Come Dancing viewers in a sexy photoshoot

"I'm a brat for the sake of causing trouble - but tongue-in-cheek and with a twinkle in my eye.

"It's about mentally stimulating each other as much as it is about the physical and emotional side."

Asked for her hot tip on maintaining a good sex life, she replied: "Fantastic lighting! When you redecorate, make sure everything's on dimmers. Either that or candlelight."

Brook was on sparkling form in a photoshoot to accompany the revealing interview in Company magazine, showing off the legs which have mesmerised Strictly Come Dancing viewers.

The model and actress attributes her stunning figure to 'having tons of sex'

The former Big Breakfast keeps her figure trim by "having tons of sex so you look fit and healthy - it's the best thing in the world"

But she said her looks didn't help her to find work.

"I have to audition for things. They don't just hand it to me because I look hot.

"I wouldn't keep working if it was just about looks. I'm 27 and there are tons of hotter girls who are 10 years younger than me."

Fiery: Her top tips for keeping the passion in your relationship alive - fighting and fantastic lighting

Brook also laid into footballers' wives who marry soccer stars for the moneyed lifestyle.

"I'm not saying all girls who shack up with footballers do.

"But I would hate to be a girl thinking, 'What am I going to do when I leave school?', and all I was reading about was these girls marrying footballers, getting magazine deals and launching perfumes.

"I've done it all on my own."

Brook expressed her disapproval for female celebrities who stumbled out of clubs looking the worse for wear.

"Whenever I come out of a restaurant and there's a photographer, I just smile.

"Hopefully I come across as being myself. I'd never fall out of a nightclub drunk.

"No night out's worth that - a photo that's there for a lifetime of you with your knickers round your head," she said.

The full interview is in the December issue of Company magazine, on sale Thursday.

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Hugh's that gooseberry? Liz Hurley and Arun soak up the Seychelles sun

When Hugh Grant was dating Jemima Khan she struggled to accept his closeness to old flame Elizabeth Hurley and even, reportedly, banned him from seeing her.

But now single again, Hugh is clearly intent on making up for lost time - so much so that he has joined Elizabeth and her new husband Arun Nayar on a family holiday in the Seychelles.

Clearly unconcerned about playing the gooseberry, Hugh, who split from Jemima earlier this year, happily looked after Elizabeth's fiveyearold son Damian as she spent time with Arun.

Tender moments: Elizabeth rubs sun cream on Hugh's face
These exclusive pictures show Elizabeth and Four Weddings And A Funeral star Hugh, 47, are still very much at ease with one another.

At one point she happily perched on a beachside table next to Hugh's sunbed as they enjoyed a chat.

And later, 42-year-old Elizabeth, who has been reading the novel Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir, doted on Hugh as she rubbed cream on his forehead after he caught too much sun on the beach.

Elizabeth's choice of holiday reading may have been influenced by a link she shares with the book's illfated heroine, Lady Jane Grey, who once lived at Sudeley Castle, where Elizabeth married in March.

Elizabeth enjoys a relaxed chat with Hugh

Hugh is said to get along very well with textiles entrepreneur Arun, 42.

So when the couple invited him to join them on their holiday he was only too happy to accept.

"Hugh was completely relaxed joining Elizabeth on her family holiday-and it was clear from the way they were interacting that they are still very close," an onlooker said.

"Liz was with Arun and Damian for most of the time, but at intervals she got up to go and check on Hugh.

"At one stage she seemed concerned he had got burnt and rubbed some of her high-protection sun cream into Hugh's face for him.

"It was a great set-up because Hugh was able to look after Damian when Elizabeth and Arun wanted to spend some time together. The resort was absolutely stunning and they were all having a great time."

Tangerine dream: Elizabeth shows off her sleek figure

Elizabeth covers up with some sun protection

Damian is Elizabeth's child from her relationship with American millionaire Steve Bing and Hugh is the boy's godfather.

Friends say that Hugh and former Estee Lauder model Elizabeth talk almost every day, and the actor is a regular visitor to Elizabeth and Arun's home in the Cotswolds.

But when Hugh was dating Jemima, 33, he was forced to turn down an invitation to Elizabeth's wedding because his then girlfriend didn't get along with the bride.

Jemima was said to have disliked their closeness and was infuriated on one occasion when Elizabeth licked Hugh's finger during a dinner party.

Cuddling up on a sunbed with husband Arun

Elizabeth and Arun enjoy some privacy

A friend said: "Elizabeth and Hugh have always been close so it was very hard for him when Jemima didn't get on with her. It ultimately meant he got to see a lot less of her and that was hard for both of them.

"Now that Hugh is single, he's been seeing a lot more of Elizabeth and her family which he loves doing."

Perfect husband: on hand with a towel for Elizabeth

• The term "gooseberry" to describe the unwanted third party at a lovers' meeting dates from the early 19th Century. It is thought to have referred to a tactful chaperone who would busily pick gooseberries so romance could blossom nearby. Partridge's Dictionary Of Slang claims that the expression is a derivative of "gooseberry fool", while others say the way the fruit blushes on ripening compares to the embarrassed cheeks of an onlooker witnessing a lovers' tryst.

While Hugh stays in the water, giving the couple a moment alone

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Spice spat as Geri claims Headlines for herself

When Geri Halliwell fell out with her fellow Spice Girls it resulted in the group disbanding. Now, with just months to go until their reunion tour, there has been the first difference of opinion.

After a meeting at Geri's North London home, I hear Victoria Beckham, Melanie Chisholm and Melanie Brown are put out that Geri has been claiming the group's new single Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) was largely down to her.

'Geri is making it clear to all who listen that she wrote it with Emma Bunton and the others added their lyrics much later,' says a source.

Reunion: But the Spice Girls are experiencing tensions already

Emma Bunton , Geri Halliwell , Melanie Brown , Victoria Beckham

Kate Moss goes for the 'young Michelle Pfeiffer' look with new chopped locks

Supermodel Kate Moss went for the chop last night - a new fringed haircut, with bangs long enough to hide her eyes.

The stunning new look is the work of stylist and long-time friend James Brown. The pair spent the afternoon creating the look before emerging arm-in-arm from her pal Davinia Taylor's North London home.

Brown said the soft blonde style is reminiscent of a young Michelle Pfeiffer.

The 33-yaer-old supermodel looked as though she could hardly see through her new 'do

He and Moss have collaborated on a new hair care range, James Brown London, launched in Boots earlier this week.

Brown said last night: "We got together this afternoon after seeing our new hair care range hit the shops and just decided to do it.

"I love Kate's hair a shorter length and the fringe really looks amazing.

"Kate hasn't had a fringe for a long time but it makes her look really fresh and sexy. There's almost an element of a young Michelle Pfeiffer from the 80's."

As with all of Moss's looks, this one is sure to spark a thousand imitations.

The younger Michelle Pfeiffer smoulders beneath her fringe in the movie Scarface. Do you see the likeness?

Kate Moss

Sexy Denise sizzles in black leather, fishnets - and thigh high boots

Stunning Denise Van Outen looked sexier than ever as she stripped off to a black leather jacket, fishnets - and thigh high boots.

The 33-year-old blonde set pulses racing as she cavorted across the stage in the skimpy costume to promote her latest part in hit show Rent.

Sizzling: Denise strips off for her latest role

And though the former Big Breakfast presenter is no stranger to raunchy roles, her latest part, the sultry Maureen, looks set to be steamier than ever.

Denise's risque outfits won't be the only thing sending temperatures soaring when the show opens at the Duke Of York Theatre, in London, next week.

Sultry: She strikes a pose

"There's a bit of girl on girl action going on," she revealed.

"I've got my girlfriend in the show and, in one scene, I'm a bit of a tart when I then kiss another girl.

"In the space of three minutes I kiss two girls. It's a bit of a challenge for me because I like boys.

Costume; Denise combines leather jacket and fishnets with thigh high boots

"But then, I have my eye on one of the cast who looks like a young David Beckham!"

Denise has already had a West End hit after winning critical acclaim as Roxie Hart in Chicago.

Laid back: Denise will take on the role of Maureen

Rent first appeared on the West End stage in 1998 and is loosely based on Puccini's La Boheme.

The latest version is designed to win a younger generation of fans and features a paired down score and more minamlist stage design.

Denise's skimpy outfits should come as no surprise.

The show's director is William Baker, better known as Kylie's stylist.

Denise Van Outen

Kate goes blonde for one of her raunchiest shoots ever

Kate Moss has unveiled a stark new look to her Topshop collection.

Gone are the floaty dresses and just-washed hair. In come a peroxide crop and thigh-skimming party frocks worn with stockings.

The supermodel's new Christmas range is previewed in this month's edition of i-D magazine.

Bed cover: Kate models clothes from her new Christmas collection for Topshop

Blonde ambition: the supermodel stripped down for a racy new shoot

The photo-shoot shows her sprawled on an unmade bed wearing six-inch patent heels.

She is wearing a white-blonde wig and her heavily made-up eyes peer out from underneath a blunt fringe.

The range focuses on evening wear, as well as black on black, with texture, beading, chiffon and satin. Prices range from £35 to £250.

Grand designs: Kate new Topshop range will cost from £35 to £250

Cover girl: Kate Moss on the latest issue of i-D magazine

The range goes on sale on 25 October. Topshop owner Sir Philip Green is hosting a party and fashion show at Annabel's in Berkeley Square next week to launch it.

Moss, 33, is paid a reputed £3 million for her Topshop designs.

Her first collection saw queues of shoppers descend on the Oxford Street flagship store in May after she fleetingly appeared in the window. Sales in the first week topped £3.5 million.

Back in step: Kate and her boyfriend Jamie headed to a party in Islington last night


Heart on her chest: Moss’s T-shirt with a picture of boyfriend Hince

Last night Moss was back in Oxford Street promoting a new hair care range by James Brown at Boots.

She was wearing a T-shirt featuring a picture of new boyfriend Jamie Hince on the chest.

She later met up with Hince, guitarist with The Kills, and they headed to the home of her friend Davinia Taylor.

The couple had just returned from a romantic two-day holiday in Ibiza earlier this week, which reportedly cost the star £100,000.

The lovers were joined by a group of friends on the whirlwind visit, including former Hollyoaks actress Davinia Taylor.

Meanwhile Moss's ex-boyfriend Pete Doherty has become the face of Roberto Cavalli's 2007/2008 advertising campaign

Late night: the pair partied together until 3am

Kate Moss

Uncensored: Britney goes topless in her new video

Troubled Britney Spears reveals a whole lot more in uncensored outtakes from the racy new video to her single 'Gimme More' - as the singer is seen completely topless.

The previously unseen shots show a bra-less Britney in her role as a tattoo-clad pole dancer, with her arms across her chest, and her modesty barely protected by a pair of 'nipple flowers'.

Show me more: An uncensored Britney Spears reveals almost all in the video for hit song Gimme More as she appears topless

Raunchy: Britney has pulled out all the stops to ensure her song is a success despite currently being in the throes of a custody battle



The raunchy promo, said to be completely Britney's "concept and her vision" was directed by Jake Sarfaty, according to American magazine People.

The first-time director was "hand-picked" by Britney to make the 4-minute clip which sees Britney play dual roles as a racy pole dancer and a blonde onlooker watching the raunchy girlie show.

Girl on film: Britney spent two days recording the video in July

The new song is now a success on the music charts - despite the pop star's turbulent personal life and the humiliation of her much-panned performance at MTV's Video Music Awards.

This week, Gimme More - released to US radio stations in August - topped Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart at No. 1 with 179,000 downloads, and jumped from No. 68 to No. 3 on Billboard's Hot 100.

Mess: Britney appeared to struggle through the dance routine

The song is the first single from her new album titled Blackout, set for release on November 13.

Earlier this week, a judge ordered the 25-year-old to temporarily hand over custody of her two sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline.

On Wednesday, a Los Angeles court commissioner granted Britney some visitation rights, but Kevin, 29, remains full-time dad to Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1.

Another custody hearing is scheduled for Oct. 26.

Stripper: the video clip was all Britney's 'vision and concept'

The song is the first single from her new album titled Blackout, set for release on November 13.

Earlier this week, a judge ordered the 25-year-old to temporarily hand over custody of her two sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline.

On Wednesday, a Los Angeles court commissioner granted Britney some visitation rights, but Kevin, 29, remains full-time dad to Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1.

Another custody hearing is scheduled for Oct. 26.

Revealing: Britney wore a typically raunchy outfit for the clip

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Kylie returns as 'Marilyn Minogue' in raunchy new video

Pop princess Kylie Minogue has reprised her Marilyn Monroe look in a sexy film clip for her new single 2 Hearts.

The 39-year-old star has burst back onto the music scene wearing a plunging layered black ensemble, lashings of red lipstick and blonde bombshell curly locks reminiscent of the 1950s sex symbol.

Gentlemen prefer blondes: a sneak peek of the new video for Kylie's single 2 Hearts

Inspiration: Kylie channels 1950s icon Marilyn Monroe in the new film clip

The track, which is the first release since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, was written and produced by Kish Mauve, a London four-piece electro outfit.

Kylie began recording the album when she was still battling breast cancer.

She said: "I had just taken my scarf off [the headscarf she wore to conceal her hair loss during cancer treatment] and wanted to reassure myself I could still do what I did before."

Heart to heart: Kylie makes a sexy return to the pop scene

"So the first chance I got, I went into the studio for a week and went nuts."

The singer is also set to mark her pop comeback with a TV special.

The Kylie Show, which will air on ITV1 this autumn, will feature classic hits and tracks from her new album.

Curly Kylie: the pop princess performs on top of a sparkling black piano in the clip

Rather than a concert-style performance, the singer and her long-time creative director William Baker have devised a "visual experience" to accompany each track.

Kylie said: "My creative team and I are preparing a fabulous evening with a mixture of old songs, new songs and lots of surprises thrown into the mix as well."

Earlier this week she picked up the Idol accolade at the Q Awards for a career spanning three decades and more than 40 million global album sales.

Read my lips: Kylie said she 'went nuts' in the studio while recording her latest album

Accepting the award, she joked: "I would like to thank those of you who continued to support me - including my dress."

"It's my first day back at work like this so it's very exciting and slightly nerve-wracking," she admitted as she arrived.

Of her Q Idol award, she told the audience: "Just don't ask me what it means, but I'm very grateful and honoured to be receiving this."

Kylie's single 2 Hearts is out on November 12 and her album, X, on November 26.

She's back! This is Kylie's first release since her breast cancer treatment

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