Actress and star of The Nanny, Fran Drescher has joined the ranks of celebrities working for the government - after taking on a new role for the US State Department.

The 50-year-old cancer survivor was announced as a US public diplomacy envoy by Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Goli Ameri, on Monday.

Former child star Corey Feldman blames his parents for pushing him into acting at an early age - and holds them responsible for his troubled life.

The Stand by Me star was thrust into the limelight aged three when he starred in a McDonalds commercial and appeared in a string of television shows and films before his teenage years.