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Anna Faris recently spoke of her role as a Playboy bunny castoff in the upcoming comedy The House Bunny.

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"My outfits are pretty skimpy in the movie, but it was fun for me; (my character is) not very self-conscious, clearly . . . I worked out," Faris was quoted by etonline.com as saying.

The Scary Movie actress also had some kind words for Hef's Playboy Playmates.

"I had never been to the (Playboy) mansion before. It turns out they're great women -- smart, funny."

The film, which costars Colin Hanks, hits theatres Aug. 22.

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Christina Applegate, who was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this month, recently received support from cancer survivor and TV vet Suzanne Somers.

"Cancer is scary and lonely. You can't ask anyone to make decisions for you because it's just too heavy. There is a lot of 'rush to treatment,' when what you really need is time to research and think about how you want to approach this," Somers said, in a letter to the Samantha Who star, people.com reported.

"There is no rush. Take your time and think it through. Use your cancer to learn and grow and as a force to work for you. You might choose to take an alternative approach. The success and drive you have had in your career will be the same strengths you will use to win over this nasty disease. And I am here if you want to talk to someone who was 'there.'"

In 2001, Somers announced that she was battling breast cancer.

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Lauren Conrad recently cleared up a rumour about her romantic life.

The actress was recently spotted with My Boys actor Kyle Howard but denied that she's dating him. The Hills star explained: "No. I know him, that's it,"

usmagazine.com reported.

But Conrad is used to having her personal business put on display. "Can you imagine being 22 and having your parents know everything about you?" she previously told the magazine. "Literally, my mom can go on the Internet and find out where I went last night, who I was with."

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Alison Carroll, a championship-winning gymnast, has been chosen as the new face of Eidos's Lara Croft computer game franchise.

"This is a fantastic opportunity, and I am really looking forward to embracing Lara's world," Carroll was quoted by contactmusic.com as saying.

"I still can't believe they chose me to take on the role of Lara . . . This is my dream job. I have always wanted to be an action hero and hope to be able to use my gymnastic ability to perform all of Lara's stunts. It is slightly daunting, but I am really excited at the same time."

The next Tomb Raider game, Underworld, is set to be released in November.

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Anne Hathaway may have just broke up with Rafaello Follieri, but the experience hasn't soured her on her dream of finding lasting love.

"I don't say no to anybody, because I'd hope that people wouldn't say no to me just because I'm an actor but they'd have to be pretty extraordinary," Hathaway said, when asked about dating by the UK's Independent, people.com reports.

Hathaway plans to follow in her parent's footsteps. "My parents have been married more than 25 years, with all the glory and the pain you can imagine, but they've stayed together," she said. "I want a strong marriage like that."