Actress Carrie Fisher nearly turned down her famed role Princess Leia in Star Wars, because she wanted to play Han Solo instead.

The actress was undecided about accepting the Princess Leia part, because she wanted the iconic role that made Harrison Ford famous in the 1977 sci-fi blockbuster.

“I really wanted to play Han Solo but that part wasn’t available,” she says. “I knew it was a movie I wanted to be a part of but I didn’t really want to be the Princess.”

The co-creators and executive producers of Will and Grace have settled a lawsuit claiming they didn’t receive millions of dollars in revenue owed them from the hit show with TV network NBC.

David Kohan and Jason ‘Max’ Mutchnick sued NBC in December 2003 for $55 million. NBC denied their claims and countersued.

The terms of the settlement have not been released.

Kohan and Mutchnick’s attorney Ronald Nessim says: “We are very satisfied with the settlement.”

Amy Winehouse downed alcohol to calm her nerves before appearing live in front of thousands of fans at the weekend’s Coachella Festival in California.

The Rehab singer says she was so nervous about playing the live gig she even forgot some of her song words and turned to drink after her first three songs.

“I’m not really a confident person and I was really nervous,” she says. “But as soon as my set finished, I wanted to do it all over again.”

Former Jeeves And Wooster star Stephen Fry wants to revisit the show - and is hoping his co-star Hugh Laurie will join him for the revival.

The 90s British show, which is based on the PG Wodehouse adaptation, was a huge hit in the UK and funnyman Fry feels its time to see the characters again.

Movie beauty Natalie Portman is backing a programme aiming to provide women in developing countries with small loans.

The Closer actress has been working with loan company Finca International and has seen first hand the difference a small monetary advance can make.