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PENELOPE CRUZ has a secret pastime - she regularly hosts star-studded dominoes games at her Hollywood home.
The Spanish star entertains pals Salma Hayek, Daya Fernandez, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher at games nights, where they all play Mexican Train Dominoes.
And Cruz is the fiercest competitor of them all.
Kutcher reveals, "I’ve never been called such foul things as when I’ve played those games with Penelope. Outside the game, she’s the sweetest, kindest friend you could have, but inside it, she’s a vicious warrior."

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The first producer of British sci-fi show DOCTOR WHO has died.
Verity Lambert, the BBC’s first female TV producer, died on Thursday (22Nov07) aged 71 - the day before the 44th anniversary of the very first episode of Doctor Who.
She was also the youngest person to take charge of a BBC television show when the sci-fi drama started in 1963. Lambert oversaw the first two series of Doctor Who before leaving in 1965.
She was made an OBE in recognition of her services to film and television in January 2002. Lambert had been due to receive a lifetime achievement award at the Women in Film and Television Awards next month (Dec07).

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Actor DUSTIN HOFFMAN has vowed to work well into old age - unless his body refuses to let him do so.
The 70-year-old Midnight Cowboy star is in no hurry to retire from acting and credits his good looks for his career longevity thus far.
He says, "I like the fact that I’m ageing so well and unless my face or ass hit the floor, I’d like to go on working for as long as my body can hack it." Hoffman is currently starring in Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium and has a further three movies scheduled for release next year (08).

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American rockers ORSON have failed to secure a record deal in their homeland despite becoming big stars in the European market.
The No Tomorrow hitmakers, who are now based in London, admit they are content with their success so far, and are too busy touring their adopted continent to care about becoming famous Stateside.
Frontman Jason Pebworth says, "We don’t have a record deal in America. We are not even signed to an indie label there. We are basically a band on (social networking site) MySpace in America and we are fairly happy with that." (PAW/WNTRE/MT) WENN - FOURTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 23 NOVEMBER 2007

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Rocker IAN BROWN has ruled out the possibility of a STONE ROSES reunion because he is having too much fun as a solo artist.
The 44-year-old has been offered massive sums of money to perform a comeback tour with the band - but the group’s former frontman insists he is too busy promoting his fifth solo album The World Is Yours to consider reuniting.
He says, "I’ve got offers to play in 15 different countries (as a solo act).
I really enjoy collaborating with whoever I want and going round the world. I know the Roses mean a lot to people, but I haven’t really thought about it much in the last 10 years. "We get offered a lot of money to do it. I know they say every man his price, but I’m not for sale."

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NICOLE SCHERZINGER was shocked when she first saw her stage outfits for a PUSSYCAT DOLLS gig - because they were so revealing.
The singer blames her strict childhood for her prudish attitude towards the band’s sexy costumes but insists she managed to put her initial fears behind her.
She says, "I come from a very religious, strict upbringing in Hawaii. My grandfather is a preacher. The first time I saw one of the stage outfits I had to wear for the Pussycat Dolls I screamed. But now I really love doing this."

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MAKING THE BAND choreographer LAURIE ANN GIBSON has ruled out ever working with hip-hop mogul SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS again, because his ego makes it difficult to maintain a professional relationship.
Gibson worked with Combs throughout the hit U.S. reality series, but was sacked from the TV programme earlier this year (May07) after an alleged altercation with the rapper at a New York venue.
She claims a heated argument broke out between herself and Combs, which resulted in fellow Making The Band judge Michael Bivins restraining her while the Come To Me hitmaker threatened her with a chair.
Gibson filed a formal complaint against Combs following her firing for breach of contract, but no ruling has been made on the lawsuit to date.
And Gibson claims the problems on the set of Making The Band all stemmed from Combs not being able to grasp the extent of the dance work the contestants had to put in.
She tells New York Magazine, "The problem was definitely P. Diddy and working with his ego.
"It was really him that gave me trouble because he couldn’t really understand that at certain points (the Making The Band process) was difficult and hostile.
I mean, the girls were amazing and the boys were not the problem."

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Actor JASON SCHWARTZMAN was so intimidated by OWEN WILSON on the set of their new movie THE DARJEELING LIMITED - he’d constantly crack jokes to try and impress him.
Schwartzman - son of Rocky actress Talia Shire and nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola - is now good friends with the Wedding Crashers star, but he admits relations weren’t always so easy.
He says, "I’m a really big fan of Owen’s and I think he’s so funny. And when I first met him I was a little bit nervous because I really wanted to make him laugh.
"I can remember every day on set in the morning I would go up to him and tell a little joke because I thought if I can just get him to smile, it would really boost my confidence. I was starstruck around him."

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AMY WINEHOUSE once killed a pal’s pet hamster after enjoying a boozy night out.
Peter Pepper - frontman of up-and-coming British band Palladium - claims the Rehab singer was the last person to handle the furry animal, named Georgie Porgie, before it was found dead. The incident happened after a group of friends returned to Pepper’s girlfriend’s home in north London in 2006 to continue the party.
He recalls, "I’d been to bed, but Amy had stayed up and was still going strong and had drunk the drinks cabinet dry.
"The next thing I know, (the hamster) bites me, runs off and Amy says she’ll catch it… But I went to put a plaster on my finger and by the time I came back, Amy said she’s put it to bed and it was sleeping. But just hours later the hamster was stone cold and hard. I don’t know what she did to it…" But Pepper admits he has been too terrified to confront Winehouse about the incident.
He adds, "I’ve never directly accused her of killing my hamster as I’m too scared. She can be quite fierce."

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BEN AFFLECK and JENNIFER GARNER have banned their daughter VIOLET from becoming a child star.
The couple are determined the tot - who turns two in December (07) - gets to enjoy her childhood.
Garner says, "It’s important to us that she remains a kid. If she wants to do theatre someday, OK. But as far as making a living from it, that’s not a kid’s job. We won’t allow it."

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Calypso singer HARRY BELAFONTE was awarded the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews’ International Diversity Award at a gala dinner on Thursday (22Nov07).
The 80-year-old - who was a personal friend of Martin Luther King Jr. and supported the civil rights movement in its early days - was awarded for "his contribution to the advancement of human rights and dignities".
On receiving his award, Belafonte says, "My social and political interests are part of my career. I can’t separate them.
"My songs reflect the human condition. The role of art isn’t just to show life as it is, but to show life as it should be."

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DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES and Hollywood siren MARILYN MONROE are the icons British people would most like to bring back from the dead, according to a new poll.
More than a third of those questioned in the survey by telecoms company Virgin Mobile said they’d like the British royal to return - even for just five minutes.
The tragic Princess was followed by legends Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, John Lennon and George Harrison. The survey also asked people which five minutes of history they would change if they could. Diana’s death in Paris, France in August 1997 ranked highly on the list.
But 65 per cent of Britons said the 9/11 terror outrage was a moment in history they would try to reverse.

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Actress BRITT EKLAND is still ruing the day she asked for a body double for cult classic THE WICKER MAN - and landed a sex worker from Scotland to do the duty.
The 65-year-old was less than pleased with her buxom replacement on the 1973 movie, and now wishes she’d had the confidence to bare all herself.
She says, "I didn’t want to show my bottom but I shot myself in the foot.
They put in the ugliest, biggest bottom in the world. Mine was much smaller and much nicer. "I recently found out it was a stripper from Glasgow."

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Spanish director PEDRO ALMODOVAR is planning to make a series of movies with muse PENELOPE CRUZ to show the world the depth of the actress’ talents.
Almodovar helped to propel Cruz to prominence with 1997 film Carne Tremula (Live Flesh), but insists audiences have only seen a fraction of what she is capable of.
He says, "There are so many things I’d like to do with her that I hope we can go on working together for the rest of our lives.
"If I were to make a period movie, I would cast her as a nineteenth century European. Then there’s another side to her that has not really been developed, which is comedy. I see her as ideally suited to screwball comedy.
"The third kind of role is a darker character, a film noir heroine."

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PENELOPE CRUZ has been ordered to quit smoking so she can sing in her next movie.
The Spanish actress needs to show off her singing voice in Nine - which is directed by Rob Marshall and also stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sophia Loren.
She reveals, "I’m giving them (cigarettes) up because in Nine I have to sing!"

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DUSTIN HOFFMAN lives in fear that every job he takes will be his last.
The two-times Oscar winner, who recently turned 70, has always suffered from chronic insecurity about his longevity in the business.
And even now the Graduate star thinks unemployment could be just round the corner. He says, "With acting, the moment a job is over you feel like you’re never going to work again. Certain things are wired in for ever. I’ve acted for 50 years and I’m still always deeply grateful for the next role. Even today, a job comes as a relief."

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LATEST: Disgraced British supermodel SOPHIE ANDERTON has checked into rehab following recent newspaper revelations exposing her as a drug-taking prostitute.
The former Gossard lingerie model, 30, was caught out last week (16Nov07) after attempting to charge an undercover journalist $20,000 (£10,000) for a night of cocaine-fuelled sex.
The expose is alleged to have sent Anderton into a deep depression, and she is now seeking professional help at exclusive London clinic The Priory to help her kick her drug habit once and for all.
In a statement released by her parents on Thursday night (22Nov07), mum Sue and stepdad John Deacon requested Anderton be allowed to seek help in private.
A family friend says, "She’s been screaming and crying down the phone, yelling, ‘It’s all over.’ "Sophie is absolutely shattered. Everyone is terrified about her state of mind. Sue and John have been worried sick. But hopefully she is in the right place now." This is Anderton’s third attempt at rehab, after previously trying to deal with her drug demons in 1998 and 2003.

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Rockers THE FEELING fear an English nobleman has been accidentally snacking on their hash cakes. The British hitmakers are currently recording an album at the Duke of Somerset’s country mansion, and secretly stashed marijuana-laced portions in the freezer before the weekend (17/18Nov07). But when they returned on Monday (19Nov07) the illicit batch had disappeared from the 55-year-old’s kitchen. Drummer Paul Stewart says, "We had to go back to London for a few days and assumed no-one would touch them. "The housekeeper told us the Duke had a fondness for flapjacks so we’re praying he didn’t gobble them up. We haven’t seen much of him since though." The Duke, John Seymour, has let the musicians rent a wing of his palatial pad in Wiltshire, England since last May (07).

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