Naked Mischa's in a right lather

Breast scene in the movie ... Mischa bares her assets in the tub

WHAT better way to exorcise your teen TV past than by shedding your clothes on the big screen?

MISCHA BARTON has virtually fallen off the radar since The O.C. ended in 2006, but this nudey bath scene from The Assassination of a High School President should help put her back on the map.

The svelte stunner leaves little to the imagination as she takes a cleansing dip in the tub before rubbing up to her naked love interest.

Beats a synthetic sponge and a bar of soap...


Laid back ... actress laps up the soothing warmth of the water and aromas

Bikini girls line up in Vegas

HUGH Hefner's former girlfriend Holly Madison has taken part in the "World's Largest Bikini Parade".

The buxom blonde posed for photographers while coming down an escalator on the famous Las Vegas Strip.

She was among hundreds of bikini-clad lovelies who got together for the event.

Sex symbol just can't sing

American actress Denise Richards (left) has been called the worst Bond girl ever but that pales into comparison for the bagging she's received for singing on YouTube. --PHOTO: RICHARD MCLAREN

LOS ANGELES - AMERICAN actress Denise Richards has been called the worst Bond girl ever but that pales into comparison for the bagging she's received for singing on YouTube.

The former wife of actor Charlie Sheen, Richards ground her way through Take Me Out To The Ball Game during a baseball match at the weekend said reports on Wednesday.

Richards, 38, said she only sang the song because she was asked to do it and the event was an opportunity to raise awareness about kidney cancer reported news.com.au.

'I'm clearly not a singer,' she said.













'I wasn't doing it to show off my pipes. Thank God I wasn't singing the national anthem. But I thought it would be fun.'

A mother of two, the former model had her big break in the film Starship Troopers in 1997 and played Christmas Jones in the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough, for which Entertainment Weekly voted her the worst Bond girl of all time.

Richards will reportedly return to the big screen in Backstabbers, alongside Neve Campbell.

'I turned down Maradona'

BUSTY GEMMA ATKINSON claims she once snubbed the advances of Argentinian footie legend DIEGO MARADONA.

The former Hollyoaks beauty bumped into the World Cup winner at a charity football match and was showered with compliments.

However Diego's chat-up lines were in vain as Gemma was put off by his lack of height.

Gemma recalls: "He said I had beautiful eyes and I was like, ‘Wow thanks,' but he’s so short, he’s tiny.

"I saw him at this charity match so I went up to him and asked for a picture and an autograph. He was really nice guy but he was very short."

The 34E stunner, who's previously dated footballers CRISTIANO RONALDO and MARCUS BENT, revealed all when asked by an American interviewer who was the most famous person she had ever turned down.

Gemma, star of soon-to-be-released Brit werewolf film 13 Hours, also revealed she would bare all in future movie roles - providing she was paid handsomely.
















She said: "I would if the role required it. I wouldn’t just do it for the sake of it.

"It would have to be the right role and the right amount of money."

Sasha Grey's filmography

Though just 21, Grey has performed in more than 150 pornographic films. But at Tribeca, she stars in Steven Soderbergh's 'The Girlfriend Experience' - which premiered with much anticipation at the festival Tuesday evening.

In it, Grey plays a US$2,000-an-hour (S$2,975) escort whose Manhattan customers are mostly Wall Street executives stressed by their falling fortunes.

'The Girlfriend Experience' is his second film in a six-movie deal with Mark Cuban's cable station HDNet. On May 22, it will be released in limited theatres and air on HDNet.

Like his first such 'day-and-date' film, 2005's 'Bubble,' Soderbergh cast mostly nonprofessional actors in similar situations as their characters in 'The Girlfriend Experience.' He encouraged improvisation and shot quickly last October.

Soderbergh became interested in Grey after reading about her in Los Angeles Magazine; he says the article showed how different she was from her industry colleagues. Such a casting decision is automatic publicity for a small film like 'The Girlfriend Experience' - a benefit Soderbergh doesn't dispute.

'I'm counting on it,' he says. 'This girl has a huge following. Most of whatever discussion that's going on is totally based on her... She's kind of a new breed. There hasn't been anyone exactly like her in that business yet. She's not the normal adult film star.'







Grey, who grew up in Northern California, became a porn star at 18. She also has modelled for American Apparel clothing and gotten into music, including singing for the reggae musician Lee 'Scatch' Perry.

In her porn films, Grey is known for pushing the boundaries of normal sexual acts. She maintains she's always in control - a trait Soderbergh believes suits her character in 'The Girlfriend Experience.' There are no sex scenes in the film, but Soderbergh believes she has an unmistakable ease in sexual situations.

Grey is far from the first porn star to move into mainstream or indie cinema. Jenna Jameson became somewhat mainstream thanks to a best-selling autobiography and film roles. Traci Lords was a young porn star before forging a full career as a TV and film actress. -- AP

World's sexiest woman in a magazine poll

Transformers actress Megan Fox has been named the world's sexiest woman in a magazine poll.


The 22-year-old American star was voted top in the FHM poll as a new entry, taking the title from last year's winner, actress Jessica Alba.


Alba came second on the poll, while British glamour model Keeley Hazell took third place.

Now in its 14th year, the poll to find the top 100 sexiest women saw nearly 10 million votes cast globally.

Movie star Elisha Cuthbert finished fourth on the list, with Heroes cheerleader Hayden Panettiere fifth, completing the top five in the poll.

"Megan Fox is a very deserving winner of this year's FHM title," Anthony Noguera, FHM's editor-in-chief said.









"From out of nowhere, she's captured the hearts - and fantasies - of British men to capture the number one slot. With such incredible competition, and after just one major film role, that is an amazing achievement."

But Kate Moss dropped out of the top 100 altogether. The model was number 68 in the poll last year and singer Jennifer Lopez - who won in 2001 and 2002 - also did not make the cut.










There were 23 new entries in the top 100 this year, including soprano Katherine Jenkins at 83 and Location Location Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp at 91.

Cole is 'world's sexiest woman'

Girls Aloud and X Factor star Cheryl Cole has been named the world's sexiest woman by readers of FHM magazine.

Cole, who told a magazine published this week she hates being thin and is nicknamed "flatty batty", knocked last year's winner Megan Fox into second.

The singer, 25, is the first Briton to top the annual chart in three years.

Following an online campaign by fans, Britney Spears moved from number 31 to fourth place. British actress Anna Friel secured a place at number nine.

Cole, who was named as the world's best dressed woman by Glamour magazine earlier this month, came seventh in last year's poll.







2007 winner Jessica Alba dropped one place to number three while Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto was a new entry at number 10.

Antique Roadshow presenter Fiona Bruce also made it into the top 100, charting at number 98.

Nearly 10 million votes were cast globally in the poll, now in its 15th year.