Sarah Michelle Gellar was desperate to play a porn star on the big screen, so she could show off her versatility as an actress.

The Buffy and Scooby Doo actress stars as raunchy character Krysta Now in new movie Southland Tales, and admits she chose the role in a bid to shed her girl-next-door image.

Gellar claims the film is so shocking, it will make casting agents consider her for more varied parts.

Former S Club 7 star Rachel Stevens is hoping to make it as a Hollywood star and has now based herself in tinseltown.

The sexy singer who scored a number of solo hits believes moving to America is the right move to progress her career.

Her previous acting roles including a small part in the much derided Jewish comedy Suzie Gold.

Action hero musican Steven Seagal is suing a law firm that represented him in an extortion case against his former business associate - because the lawyers are reportedly over-charging him.

According to court papers filed last week, Seagal claims the attorneys at Loeb + Loeb are charging him excessive fees for their services in a 2002 criminal trial.