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Anna Friel bares all for Breakfast at Tiffany’s role

September 20, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, September 20 (ANI): Actress Anna Friel dropped her layers on stage for her role in classic Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

The Pushing Daisies star was said to have left fans with dropped jaws as she stripped off at the preview at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket.

“The guys in the front row couldn’t believe it, their eyes were on stalks. It looked like they were about to pass out,” News of the World quoted one as saying.

The 33-year-old stars as Holly Golightly, the role made famous by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 Oscar-winning movie.

The play opens on September 29. (ANI)

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Anna Friel follows Madge’s fitness technique for Breakfast At Tiffany’s

September 1, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Aug 31 (ANI): Actress Anna Friel is apparently using the same technique as Queen of Pop Madonna, to get that perfect shape for her new role in a stage version of Breakfast At Tiffany’s.

The former Brookside star has installed a hi-tech Power Plate fitness machine outside her trailer, similar to the one that ‘Material Girl’ hitmaker uses when on a tour.

“I hate workouts and having a trainer so I had this outside my trailer,” the Daily Express quoted Friel as saying.

She added: “You stand on it and if you hold a squat it makes every muscle vibrate 40 times per second. You only have to do 10 minutes a day.”

Mentioning the funny side of her workouts, the beauty said: “People would walk past and say, ‘Oh, Anna’s at it, she’s vibrating again,’ “

Friel has recently been working on the film ‘Land Of The Lost’ too.(ANI)

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Tobey Maguire to star in indie black comedy ‘Details’

July 8, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, July 8 (ANI): Tobey Maguire is set to star in an indie black comedy entitled “The Details”, which is to be helmed by director Jacob Estes.

The Spider-Man actor will share the screen with Elizabeth Banks in the project that tells the story of a struggling married couple, who are further plagued with problems, thanks to ravenous raccoons burrowing under the sod in their back yard.

“Maguire’s character is an everyman in the sense that he is composed of a morally ambiguous core. He has good intentions, but he makes a lot of self-destructive mistakes,” Variety magazine quoted Estes as saying.

Ray Liotta, Dennis Haysbert, and Anna Friel have also been roped in for the movie, the filming for which is due to begin in August in Seattle.

Mark Gordon, Bryan Zuriff and Hagai Shaham are producing the project, while Mickey Liddell plays the executive producer. (ANI)

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Anna Friel vows not to ‘do Hepburn impression’ in West End show

June 27, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, June 27 (ANI): Actress Anna Friel has pledged not to mirror “an Audrey Hepburn impression” in the West End show of Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

The former Brookside star, who bore a striking resemblance to Hepburn, swore to add an “edge” to the character of Holly Golightly in the new stage production.

“My Holly will have a lot more rough edges than Audrey’s,” The Sun quoted her as saying.

“One of the scary things at first for me was thinking, ‘Gosh, people will assume they’re coming to see an Audrey Hepburn impression’ and that won’t be happening,” she added.

The stage adaptation of Truman Capote’s 1958 novel is due to begin in September. (ANI)

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Anna Friel speaks of strains of balancing acting with motherhood

June 26, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, June 24 (ANI): Anna Friel has revealed how she juggles between her acting career and motherhood, saying she once went without sleep for seven days.

The former Brookside star spoke about the gruelling time when she was sleep deprived as she shot for Goal! in Spain in 2005 while her daughter was just a baby.

“The ground was moving and I felt I was going to faint. If you can get through that, you can get through anything. You get so over-tired,” The Telegraph quoted her as telling Closer magazine.

“You want to be there for your child at night – and I was still breastfeeding, but then I’d get to the point where I couldn’t sleep when I did get to bed. It went on and on. Eventually, a doctor gave me a sleeping tablet and I slept for a weekend,” she added.

The 32-year-old further said it was not easy trying to reach a balance between personal and professional life.

She said: “I’d be a liar if I said it was easy.”he continued: “I think it’s very different nowadays for working mothers. Before, a woman could take two years off – a year for her pregnancy and then the first year, but I don’t think that’s possible for women in showbusiness or in any industry any more.

“You just have to keep going – keep looking forward. If you stop, you’re like, ‘Oh God, it’s too overwhelming’. And believe me, I’ve had my fair share of those moments.” (ANI)

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Anna Friel delighted with Breakfast At Tiffany’s role

May 16, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, May 16 (ANI): English actress Anna Friel has revealed that she is very delighted to have been given a role in West End production of Breakfast At Tiffany’s.

Friel, 32, who is famed for her role as Beth Jordache in Brookside, will be playing the naive socialite in a production in London this September.

“Truman Capote’s Breakfast At Tiffany’s has always been one of my favourite novels,” the Sun quoted her as saying.

“I am delighted to have been given both the opportunity to play one of my all time favourite heroines, Holly Golightly, and to be returning home to the London stage,” she added.

Audrey Hepburn had previously played the role in 1961, in the film adaptation of Truman Capote’s 1958 novella of the same name. (ANI)

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Anna Friel moving back to UK to rid daughter of her American accent!

May 3, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, May 2 (ANI): Hollywood actress Anna Friel is bringing her daughter Gracie back to Britain, as she’s determined to make her get rid of her American accent she picked up Stateside.

Friel has been living in America for two years and her 3-year-old daughter with David Thewlis has picked up a strong American accent.

Thus, Friel is determined to bring her daughter close to her roots, and is taking Gracie home to Britain to surround her with her mother tongue.

“Gracie has a little American accent now, it’s just started to creep in. You know how we say handbag? They (Americans) say purse. She went, ‘Mummy, do you know where your purse is?’ I said, ‘My WHAT?!’ ‘Purse” The Daily Express quoted Friel, as saying.

“I’m bringing her back to England so she’ll become very British again very soon. We’ve got a northern nanny so we get her to go (in a British accent), ‘under’, ‘bath’, ‘grass’” Friel added. (ANI)

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Ray Winstone, Keira Knightley to star in ‘London Boulevard’

April 14, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Apt 14 (ANI): Ray Winstone and Keira Knightley have teamed up to play unlikely lovers in a new gangster movie.

The pair has been joined the cast of Colin Farrell and Anna Friel to star in ‘London Boulevard’ to be helmed by ‘The Departed’ screenwriter William Monahan.

Winstone will play a criminal who is released from prison and becomes romantically involved with a reclusive actress, played by Knightley, reports the Daily Express.

The new movie will begin shooting in the British capital this summer (09).

The British pair has earlier shared the big screen in 2004 film King Arthur. (ANI)

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The top ten girl-on-girl kisses on TV

March 29, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Mar 29 (ANI): Desperate Housewives Susan (Teri Hatcher) and Gaby (Eva Longoria) are not the first ladies to have locked lips with another woman in TV history, for there are other actresses who have shared lesbian kisses on the small screen before the popular duo.

The News of the world has published a list of the top ten girl-on-girl kisses on TV that sent ratings soaring and complaints pouring in:

1. Beth Jordache (Anna Friel) and Margaret Clemence (Nicola Stephenson) kiss

Brookside’s Beth Jordache (Anna Friel) and Margaret Clemence (Nicola Stephenson) made TV history when they became the first girls to smooch on the small screen in 1994.

2. Sarah Barnes ends up in a clinch with her dad Mike’s girlfriend Zoe Carpenter

Hollyoaks’ Sarah Barnes (Loui Batley) ended up in a clinch with her dad Mike’s girlfriend Zoe Carpenter (Zoe Lister) in November 2008.

3. Billy Piper’s lesbian kiss in ‘Diary Of A Call Girl’

Ex-pop star Billy Piper added a lesbian kiss to her acting achievements in ‘Diary Of A Call Girl’ in 2008.

4 and 5. Kimberly Henry (Kelly Carlson) and Eden Lord (AnnaLynne McCord) kiss as does Ridley (Sophia Bush) and Vanessa (Kate Mara)

Things got really steamy when Kimberly Henry (Kelly Carlson) and Eden Lord (AnnaLynne McCord) kissed while wearing just their smalls.

And Ridley (Sophia Bush) and Vanessa (Kate Mara) had a girly relationship in 2003.

6. Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb) and Jasmine Thomas (Jenna-Louise Coleman) kiss

Even Emmerdale got literally in on the action when Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb) and Jasmine Thomas (Jenna-Louise Coleman) kissed in 2008.

7. Julie Quinn (Mandy Moore) snogs Dr. Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke)

Medical show Scrubs got their girl-on-girl smooch via a guest appearance from Mandy Moore, who played Julie Quinn – girlfriend of J.D – and snogged Dr. Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke).

8. Willow (Alyson Hannigan) and Tara (Amber Benson) kiss

‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’s Willow (Alyson Hannigan) and Tara (Amber Benson) had what was probably the first lesbian long-term relationship on the small screen in 2002.

9. Laura Burns (Lesley Johnston) kissing Mandy Hutchinson (Sarah Jayne Dunn)

Hollyoaks saw Laura Burns (Lesley Johnston) kissing Mandy Hutchinson (Sarah Jayne Dunn) in 2002.

10. Marge Simpson’s lesbian kiss

Ma Simpson Marge locks lips with another lady when Homer had a dream his blue-bouffanted wife was smooching a female friend. (ANI)

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Anna Friel turns down TV offers to focus on films

March 4, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, Mar 03 (ANI): TV actress Anna Friel has turned down several TV offers in a bid to focus on her career in the film industry.

Friel, who shot to fame with ‘Pushing Daisies’ sitcom, is currently looking forward to launching a career in Hollywood.

“I was incredibly honoured and flattered (to be offered more TV roles). To be considered for anything is just lovely,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

Friel is not jumping at TV offers, as she is frantic about venturing into Hollywood.

“But I’ve just finished two years on Pushing Daisies and I’ve decided that to go and sign another six-year contract isn’t the right thing to do at the minute. So I’m going to wait. And I’ve got two movies that I’m going to do this year so we’ll see,” Friel added. (ANI)

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Anna Friel to go topless for world’s most notorious female serial killer’s role

February 27, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Feb 27 (ANI): Actress Anna Friel is all set to go topless in new film ‘Bathory’, wherein she plays legendary Countess Elizabeth Bathory, the most notorious female serial killer in history.

The ‘Pushing Daisies’ star will take up the role of Bathory, who is known as the murderess with the biggest ever body count.

She was accused of torturing and killing hundreds of girls and young women following her husband’s death.

Although she reportedly boasts a victim count of 600, she was only convicted on 80 counts.

Anna grabbed the role after ‘The Faculty’ star Famke Janssen couldn’t play the part and dropped out.

It was the script that lured Friel to the role, and she sent the director a letter convincing him to cast her. (ANI)

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Anna Friel embarrassed after breaking wind before Will Ferrell

February 10, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, February 10 (ANI): Actress Anna Friel has revealed that how embarrassed she felt after breaking wind on the set of her new film ‘Land of the Lost’.

The former Brookside star revealed that it happened in front of Hollywood star Will Ferrell.

She blamed vegetable juice drinks for the smelly act.

“I’ve never been so mortified. It let off the most awful smell,” the Sun quoted her as saying.

Anna recently shot a scene in which she jumps out of the motor and pumps up a flat tyre – dressed in nothing but lacy suspenders and a baggy top.

In the scene, Friel is shown breaking down on her way back from working at a dodgy massage parlour.

Dressed in skimpy, ripped stockings and high heels, Friel somehow manages to perform a slick wheel change in the pouring rain.

The gripping scene was filmed for hit TV drama The Street, written by Jimmy McGovern for BBC1.(ANI)

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Anna Friel ‘caught’ pumping up flat tyre dressed in ripped stockings, high heels!

January 11, 2009 By Rajesh Leave a Comment

London, Jan 11 (ANI): Anna Friel has shot a scene, where she jumps out of the motor and pumps up a flat tyre – dressed in nothing but lacy suspenders and a baggy top.

In the scene, Friel is shown breaking down on her way back from working at a dodgy massage parlour.

Dressed in skimpy, ripped stockings and high heels, Friel somehow manages to perform a slick wheel change in the pouring rain.

The gripping scene was being filmed for hit TV drama The Street, written by Jimmy McGovern for BBC1.

“Anna looked unbelievable. It was freezing cold and the rain machine was covering her in icy water,” News of the World quoted an onlooker, as saying.

“But she was a complete pro and her legs are just amazing,” she added. (ANI)

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