Tara Reid's bikini reveals the ugly results of cosmetic surgery

Tara Reid once admitted to having liposuction in the hope of getting a perfectly toned torso, but the unfortunate results were on show for all to see after she stripped down to her bikini while on holiday in Australia.

The American Pie star has a large scar around her entire waist and five screw-like pins bolted into her body. She has been also been left with a rippled and sagging stomach after the procedure.

Botched job: Tara Reid has admitted to liposuction which has left her stomach looking a sorry state with saggy skin, scars and screws inserted into her body

Rippled: the procedure left Tara's stomach wrinkled and saggy

The actress, whose career has flailed in recent years, is currently at the luxurious Palazzo Versace hotel on the Gold Coast. She is staying with her boyfriend, local musician Jay G Lyon.

Tara revealed last year: "I got lipo because even though I was skinny, I wanted – I'm not going to lie – a six-pack.

"I had body contouring, but it all went wrong. My stomach became the most ripply, bulgy thing."

Tara's breast enlargement in 2004 also had less than pleasing results, and she underwent reconstructive surgery last year.

Tara has a deep scar running around her waist and five bolt-like screws inserted into her

She said: "I figured, I'm in Hollywood, I'm getting older, I'm going to fix them."

"First of all, I asked for big Bs, and [the doctor] did not give me big Bs. He gave me Cs, and I didn't want them. At all.

"Right after the surgery, I had some bumps along the edges of my nipples, but the doctor said, 'Don't worry, it's going to be better.' But after six months of 'it's going to get better,' it started to get worse and worse."

New romance: Tara is dating Australian musician Jay G Lyon

Guys I was dating would be like, 'What's wrong with them? They look really bad. You know, you should really get them fixed.' So embarrassing. I mean, you definitely need to turn off the lights, that's for sure."

Meanwhile, the 32-year-old has been forced to lower her appearance fee in recent times after a decline in bookings for the star.

She once charged up to £13,000 per event, but is now accepting offers of just £1,500, according to the New York Post's Page Six.

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Hilary Swank downs 45 supplements a day to stay fit for the red carpet

Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank has always had a reputation as one of Hollywood's down to earth stars.

But the Boys Don't Cry star admitted that she relies on a staggering health regime made up of 45 daily supplements as well as a series of vitamin injections.

The image-conscious performer also revealed that she exercises daily on top of her tablet intake and said she would rather go to the gym than get an extra hour in bed.

It's not easy looking this good: Health conscious Hilary Swank revealed she relies on 45 daily supplements to maintain a healthy mind and body

In an interview with US style bible W, Miss Swank, 33, talked through the array of pills she takes on a daily basis.

She explained: "This is my Aloe C, which I dissolve in water.

"Here's my flax. This one's for my immune system, and this one is my BrainWave - it's great, like if I have a lot of lines to memorise."

She added: "I just took my most important ones, which are my Oz Garcia Longevity Pak.

"I shoved them in my mouth right before I met you, which I actually shouldn't do, because I choked on my vitamins once before."

Bikini babe: Hilary Swank revealed her enviable figure as she holidayed with boyfriend John Campisi in Italy earlier this year

She continued: "I have a really high metabolism. Exercise is also really important to me.

"I think it gives me more energy. I would rather sleep six hours and get an hour workout than sleep seven hours.

"In the past four and a half weeks, I've been to London, Texas, Chicago, China, New York, L.A. and New York again.

"You know, it's tiring, but I can't complain, because I'm getting to do what I love."

The actress defended her three most recent films, The Black Dahlia, Freedom Writers, and The Reaping which have been dubbed box office flops - describing Hollywood as a "lottery".

Hilary gave details of her strict dietary regime in an interview with style bible W magazine

She told W magazine: "It's the business of a lottery, for lack of a better word.

"All you have control over is how hard you choose to work. After that, you do your press, and then you let it go. Of course you want something you've given birth to to do well.

"But why sit there and lament over what you don't have control over?"

Miss Swank, who is in a relationship with her agent John Campisi, said: "Of course I'm in love. Or I wouldn't be in this relationship for as long as I've been. He's a great guy."

Cutting a dash on the red carpet: Hilary at an awards show

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Actress Jessica Alba pregnant by boyfriend Cash Warren

Hollywood star Jessica Alba is pregnant, her spokesman revealed today.

The 26-year-old actress and her boyfriend Cash Warren are expecting a child next year.

Baby joy: Fantastic Four star Jessica Alba and boyfriend Cash Warren are celebrating news of the impending birth of their first child together

Jessica and boyfriend Cash met on the set of the first Fantastic Four movie

Alba has been dating 28-year-old Warren since autumn 2004 when they met on the set of The Fantastic Four, where he was a director's assistant.

Alba's spokesman, Brad Cafarelli, told showbiz website People.com: "I can confirm that Jessica and Cash are expecting a baby in late spring, early summer."

The Sin City and Awake actress, often mentioned in lists of the world's sexiest women, will also star in forthcoming films The Eye and The Love Guru.

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Make-up free Claire Sweeney goes from chic to barefaced cheek

Claire Sweeney donned her best frock to wow the paparazzi at the premiere of the new St Trinian's movie.

But just like Cinderella the next day it was back to reality, as the bare-faced actress popped out to the shops with all traces of glamour scrubbed from her make-up free face.

The 36-year-old Liverpudlian cut an enviable figure in a tight purple bandeau dress at the London screening earlier this week.

Bare-faced look: Claire Sweeney looks unamused to be photographed au naturel

With her blonde hair styled, full make-up and purple satin shoes to compliment her gown, Claire matched up to the sexy St Trinian's stars in attendance; Gemma Arterton, Tamsin Egerton and Kathryn Drysdale.

The former Brookside actress joined fellow celebrities Russell Brand, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Girls Aloud, Trinny Woodall, Colin Firth and Rupert Everett on the red carpet at the Empire Leicester Square.

But in stark contrast 24 hours later she had swapped the red carpet look for a an unfashionable Coleen McLoughlin-style velour tracksuit in purple, and worn down sheepskin boots to pick up the morning papers.

While she was paparazzi-ready at the premiere, poor Claire was clearly unprepared for her close-up first thing in the morning, outside her London home.

Glam to glum: Claire dressed down (left) following her red carpet look the night before (right)

The former Chicago star popped into a newsagents and bought several newspapers - perhaps in the hope of catching a glimpse of herself on the red carpet the night before.

Last week Claire, who rose to fame in Channel 4 television soap opera Brookside joined Bonnie Langford, Ruthie Henshall and Denise Van Outen at the 10th anniversary performance of Chicago at London's Cambridge Theatre.

Claire was one of the cast members who returned to celebrate musical Chicago's 10th anniversary - pictured here alongside Bonnie Langford, left, Ruthie Henshall, right, and Denise Van Outen, far right

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Amrita: Girl Next Door turns Hot Girl

Amrita Rao is all set to shock the audience with her look in 'My Name is Anthony Gonsalves'.

The petite actor, who has always had the girl-next-door image, will be seen in a smoking hot avatar in the movie, in a very sensual song, 'Tum Miley'.

Amrita, who will be seen in a mini skirt and a halter top, says, "The song is about attitude and style. The styling is fresh. It's a different new look and the song is very groovy, feel good and romantic. It was like a picnic for the shooting for the song."

The actor also added that one has to surprise the audience at times, and that the look is classy, despite the little pieces of clothing. The song is shot in Goa, and is choreographed by Bosco-Caesar.

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Saif has to wait for marriage

Kareena Kapoor says she keeps her work and love life separate.

Kapoor said in an interview published that work was her focus right now and marriage to her boyfriend and well-known actor Saif Ali Khan was a long way off.

"They are two different compartments,'' she said.

She has dreamed of marriage and children like most women, but said: "At this point I am too young to think about it. We will take each year as it comes, not each day as it comes.''

Kareena recently ended a three-year romance with Shahid Kapur , with whom she starred in the hit love story Jab We Met.

Kapoor also won praise from critics last year for "Omkara,'' a Bollywood adaptation of Shakespeare's "Othello.''

Kapoor said Khan was very supportive since he too worked hard to succeed in India's movie industry.

"I am highly ambitious. My strength, my confidence and everything else stems from my ability to work hard in my career which is the pivotal point of my life,'' she said. "It's beyond everything.''

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He refused to kiss Nandana

Debutant director Anand Rai whose thriller Strangers releases this Friday, has an interesting story to tell.

"The script required a kissing scene. I nervously approached my leading lady Nandana Sen and spent some time convincing her. She eventually agreed. How was I to know the objection would come from the other party?"

The film's leading man Jimmy Sheirgil refused to smooch Nandana. "He was adamant. He said he wouldn't have done the film if he knew about the kiss. I had no option but to drop it."

Anand is all praise for his cast. "Jimmy is among our most underrated actors. For the other leading man's role I needed a man of a few words. K.K Menon fitted the bill. As for the girl, I needed someone who would look convincing as a girl who has spent all her life in London. Nandana Sen was perfect."

Rai is quite bewildered by reports that Strangers is based in Alfred Hitcock's Strangers On A Train.

"I really don't know where that came from. Yes, the film does have Strangers as its title and there's a train running through the plot. But beyond this, my film is as close to Hitchcock as Jimmy Shergil is to Jimmy Mistry. Mine is an original story," the debutant director brags.

Oh yeah? We shall see.

Anand shot the film entirely in London. "And not as touristic city. I've gone into lanes and bylanes of London. And unlike other films shot abroad I've even shot the interiors in London."

Yes, but Anand couldn't get Jimmy Sheirgil to kiss.

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Aishwarya wants everyone to get married

Seven months into wedlock, a joyous Bollywood actress Aishwarya Bachchan, who married Abhishek Bachchan, recommended everyone to enter matrimony. "It's very difficult to articulate, put it down in just a few sentences because it's obviously a very, very wonderful and joyous phase and I strongly recommend it," she said when asked about her feelings of being a married woman.

"Well, it's a beautiful chapter in my life and it's a fantastic part of the journey. I'd recommend (it) to every one of you out here and I am blissfully happy. What more can one say," she added. Aishwarya and Abhishek tied the knot in April, and industry analysts say their marriage created Bollywood's ultimate power couple with public interest in the couple being likened to Hollywood duo of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

Earlier in the day, the former Miss World dazzled audiences as she took the ramp wearing a blue sequenced ensemble at the launch of the Bridal collection of Swiss watch company Longines of whom she is a brand ambassador.

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