"Kate Beckinsale in 'Celebrity Denial'"

Wednesday, March 5 2008, 13:09 GMT
By Alex Fletcher, Entertainment Reporter

"Kate Beckinsale has claimed that she still finds it hard to consider herself a celebrity.

The actress argued that she spent more time in her kitchen than on red carpets and said she couldn't understand the paparazzi's obsession with following her.

She told Los Angeles Confidential: "I'm in complete denial about being a celebrity.

"I spend 80% of my time in my kitchen and occasionally I'm wheeled out to pretend to be Kate Beckinsale for awards shows.

"I'm not at nightclubs every night but I'll take my kid hiking and several paparazzi will show up and it's like, 'What? I'm not shaving my head in public. You need to leave me alone'."

The Van Helsing star also revealed that she would be willing to look ugly in a movie, as long as the role was a good one.

She commented: "Not necessarily for an Oscar, [but] I would for a great part.

"I don't think you can ever guarantee an Oscar nod. I think if you were doing it for that and you gained 300 pounds and you didn't get nominated"

Courtesy of DigitalSpy.co.uk

Not the Norm

Having recently read a thread on another forum where a Kate fanatic was explaining one of the reasons why he thought she was such a great person, I thought this would make an interesting post as I happen to share his feelings.

He said something along the lines of: I like the fact that despite her great mass of wealth, she's not flashy - she doesn't go out and buy some thirty cars and a gigantic mansion. And I'm sure you Kate fanatics will agree that it's true. Despite making some £3,000,000 in 2006, Kate doesn't have a flashy car - for more than a few reasons, mind you - but nor does live in the some excessive mansion with machine guns, security guards and the Great Wall of China surrounding her.

And you know, Len appears to be like that too. Though often accused of "looking like a bum", I admire the fact that he's not a flashy guy. He appears to be quite ordinary and despite his great mass of wealth - oh yeah, you can be sure he's got it - he drove a late 90's BMW 3-Series Cabriolet for a long while until last year when he purchased a Range Rover. Though, one could argue that a Range Rover is the epitome of the "trendy SUV for the wealthy", I truly don't believe it was bought for reasons of boasting.

I really do believe Kate is a "down to earth" kind of person, and that's yet another reason why I admire her so much.

Hoping to Spot Kate?

If so, a likely place to spot Kate (According to CoutureCentral) would be at Decades located on 8214 1/2 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, California (postal code 90046). Additionally, CoutureCentral states other such celebrities from Kate Moss to Charlize Theron have been spotted shopping at the highly regarded store which apparently stocks "some of the best vintage clothing" in California.

If you're a Kate fanatic, It'd most probably the best starting point to get the chance to meet her, or at least spot her.

Kate's Height

At 5' 8" in height, it must be said that Kate isn't any taller than me; in fact, she's a few inches shorter. However, when compared with other female celebrities, she's actually pretty tall.

Here are a series of rather irrelevant, but fun facts.

5’10” – Joss Stone
5’10” – Monica Bellucci
5’10” – Mandy Moore
5’10” – Petra Nemcova
5’9” – Jennifer Garner
5’8” - Catherine Zeta Jones
5'8" – Kate Beckinsale
5’8” – Angelina Jolie
5’8” – Cameron Diaz
5’7” – Keira Knightley
5’7” – Paris Hilton
5’6” – Megan Fox
5'6" – Sophia Bush
5’6” – Kate Winslet
5’6” – Rhona Mitra
5’5” - Evangeline Lilly
5’5” - Roselyn Sanchez
5’4” – Shania Twain
5’4” – Scarlett Johansson
5’4” – Julianne Moore
5’3” – Joanna Levesque (aka JoJo)
5’2” – Elisha Cuthbert
5’2” – Eva Longoria
5’2” – Avril Lavigne
5’2” – Jennifer Love Hewitt
5'1" – Kristin Kreuk
5’1” - Hayden Panettiere

Celebrity Living

This particular scan is at least a year old, but nevertheless, please enjoy: