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Pratt’s Guardians of the in Diesel found playing a tree “challenging”. The Galaxy body 47-year-old actor, who voices the Flora Collasus, VGroot, in the new Marvel comic book movie concerns ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, struggled to portray the animated character without the use of facial expres- sions and movement. He said: “I play a unique extra hris Pratt worried his mod- terrestrial character. I play a tree. When the character est physique might have was presented to me they prefaced it by saying this is Cstopped him from securing a the strangest character we’ve ever attempted to put role in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’. The on film for Marvel ... and it’s a tree. ”For this one I felt 35-year-old star admitted he was like the thespian in me was being challenged. ”To be confident his acting talents were asked to play a role and not be able to use your facial suitable to the role of Peter Quill, mannerisms or body physicality to portray that role...” aka Sky Lord, but feared that his In stark contrast to the part-animated comic book unremarkable build may stop him blockbuster, the ‘Fast and the Furious’ star is hoping to from getting the part. Speaking at complete a historical film trilogy, based on the three a press conference in London to Punic wars - fought between Rome and Carthage from promote the film, he said: “I think Chris Pratt

Diesel barking up tree the wrong 264 BC to 146 BC - which he has had in the pipeline Vin Diesel that if I could be believed physically for a decade. He explained: “As so many people know, as the character, [the role] would be mine. James [Gunn, the director] and I gelled I want to do this his historical piece. And I want to do in a nice way, it seemed almost immediately like my spirit was right for this charac- the trilogy about the Punic wars it’s still something that ter.” Pratt underwent a gruelling fitness regime to get himself in shape for the role I have been working on the 10 years and it’s something and now looks every inch a superhero. He added: I just didn’t look the part. I wasn’t that has to be realized.” walking around in the right vehicle yet. ”So I knew if I could convince them to take a chance on me and give me enough time, I could make the change required to look like the part.” ’Guardians of the Galaxy’ is out now in UK cinemas.

Jake Bugg has no home ake Bugg lives on a tourbus. The ‘Light- ning Bolt’ hitmaker admits he constantly Jfeels like he is on tour as he has no place to call home and even stays in hotels when he isn’t working. He said: “I do have a tourbus, so that’s kind of home, so I’m not homeless. I live on a tourbus. I’m probably a gypsy, not homeless. ”I love the tourbus and I love being on the road, but at the same time when you finish a tour, all the band and everybody goes home... But for me, I stay in hotels so it feels to Jake Bugg me that I’m on a constant tour.” However, the 20-year-old musician insists he doesn’t mind his rootless life. He added: “I might as well do it now while I’m at my age. It’s what I wanted Jarvis Cocker: to do.” Despite his chart success, Jake insists he is “just a normal guy”. He told NME magazine: Schoolmates’ “I’m just a normal 20-year-old guy who writes a Allen compares Cyrus few songs.”People like listening to them. That’s respect meant more all there is to it. ”It doesn’t make me any more special. I’m just a normal guy.” arvis Cocker says earning “grudging respect” from the “hard” kids at to Oasis his school meant more than selling records. The Pulp frontman admits he has never lost the desire to impress his childhood peers, and was ily Allen has compared ’ live performances to those of Oasis and The J Stone Roses. The ‘Hard Out Here’ singer has joined Miley on the latest leg of her relieved to encounter some recently and come out of the encounter unscathed. He said: “In some ways you never lose that thing of wanting L‘Bangerz’ US tour and after catching the show in London in May, Lily was blown to impress the hard kids in school. ”I went to a funeral in a rough pub away by Miley. She told Billboard: “I saw it at The O2 in London, and I’m not exagger- where I grew up, and the worst of the hard kids at school were there and ating when I say it’s one of the best shows that I’ve seen in years. It’s up there with an it was like a big achievement that I didn’t get smacked. ”They said they Oasis show or The Stone Roses or something. It’s kind of incredible to watch - she’s a recognized me and gave me a grudging respect and that meant an awful real force. There’s no two ways about it, she’s meant to be up there doing that. ”She’s lot, probably more than selling a lot of records - the fact that I didn’t get incredible, and she has such a presence. Her personality is what shines through. I’m my head kicked in.” Though Pulp’s iconic album ‘Different Class’ celebrates not close to Miley. I don’t know her very well, but I feel proud of her.” Lily is a big fan of its 20 year anniversary next year, the 50-year-old singer insists there are Miley and recently revealed plans to introduce daughters Ethel, two, and 18-month- no plans to mark the occasion as he would rather perform with the band old Marnie, to the ‘Wrecking Ball’ singer when her kids join her in the States. Lily - who only when it feels “right”. He told Britain’s OK! magazine: “We’ve never is married to Sam Cooper - said: “They are going to meet me in New York and then planned anything out, we seldom talk to each other and I think that’s come on the bus with me and Miley. ”Although I don’t think Miley will be on my bus, good. ”If we’d been clever and were thinking of marketing then we could she’s probably got other plans!” have thought, ‘It’s 20 years since ‘Different Class’ came out next year’ and to get back together then, but that would just be boring. ”I think it’s better to get together when it feels like the right thing to do, rather than looking at a calendar. I just like to be vague.”

Foxes Nicky Hilton oxes was starstruck when Pharrell Williams asked her to support him on tour. The ‘Hold- Nicky Hilton: Fing Onto Heaven’ hitmaker, real name Louisa Rose Allen, is a huge fan of the ‘Happy’ singer and still can’t believe he personally asked for her to be My book his support act on his European tour. She told the Daily Star newspaper: “I couldn’t quite believe he knew who I was. He said he was a really big fan, will change Jarvis Cocker he loved my sound and that I was really unique. I did this cover of his song ‘Happy’ and we chatted about that. He made me feel really comfortable, women’s lives he’s so chilled. ”I remember being a kid and just looking up to him and thinking he’s just the king of music.” It’s a big year for the 25-year-old star, icky Hilton believes her new fashion book will change who will make her acting debut in an episode of women’s lives for the better. The 30-year-old business- the upcoming eighth series of the hit BBC sci-fi Nwoman is set to release ‘365 Style’ later this year and she drama ‘Doctor Who’ but she admitted she initially insists her new guide to choosing outfits will work for every had some reservations. She explained: “It’s more

one on any budget. Speaking to Celebuzz, she said: “The 365 Woodward Foxes starstruck by Williams Pharrell singing than acting. That’s why I’m doing it. Act- method I found works for any woman with any budget. So ing isn’t something I thought I would get into.’ what it is you take the three most common occasions that you intimidated by dress for, so let’s say for a college girl it would be school, after school and weekends going out and then you do the six stands ‘superhuman’ Macpherson for clothing staples, and the five is for the accessories. ”If you mix and match and interchange for each season I guarantee you will find getting dressed much easier.” Nicky and her sister race Woodward was intimidated by ‘superhuman’ Elle Macpherson. The celebrity stylist - who appeared as a judge with Paris, 33, have been well-known figures in the fashion industry the 50-year-old supermodel on ‘Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model’ - found it “quite scary” to sit alongside the stun- over the years and the blonde beauty admits the ‘365 Style’ has ning-blonde, whose “sparkly” physical presence often stole her attention. She exclusively told BANG Showbiz: “She’s been an project she wanted to follow through for some time. G kind of physically - you’re just taken aback. If you can be intimidated in a good way, she’s like that, because, you know, she’s so She explained: “It started when the whole social media boom tall and such big hair and just a huge presence. ”You just want to stare at her and be like, ‘Oh my god.’ She’s actually a living happened with Facebook and Twitter and MySpace and all that, goddess. She’s amazing. She’s all kind of sparkly and gold. She’s kind of like, superhuman. ”But you know she’s very smart, she people started writing me asking me what to wear. ”Of all ages, has a really strong, great team around her.” However, Grace - who counts La Roux, Pharrell Williams and Florence Welch among I would have young girls writing in ‘I’m going on a date and am her celebrity clientele - felt confident when it came to sharing her opinion on the modelling competition. She explained: “So wearing a red dress, should I wear silver shoes or gold shoes?’ ... me, sitting next to her on a panel, just being like a normal girl, was kind of like, on a day to day basis, quite scary. ”Luckily I had Men, women, and people were asking and I love fashion. It was an opinion. Because of my career I felt backed up by being able to feel confident.” Meanwhile, following the birth of her son, a really fun subject to write about, I must say.” ’365 Style’ is set Grace has designed her own post pregnancy style guide to provide practical and stylish wardrobe ideas and quick and easy for release in September. Grace Woodward fashion tips for other new mums.