Penelope Cruz to bare all with Ben Kingsley

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz is setting pulses racing with her steamy new film, Elegy.

She appears alongside Sir Ben Kingsley, who plays a charismatic professor who loses his composure when he falls in love with a student half his age.

The star is no stranger to nudity - she has gone topless in more than eight films, including the Italian release Don't Move.

"Penelope has done screen nudity before and isn't shy about showing off her boobs and bum," The Sun quoted a film insider as saying.

"Movie fans are in for a real treat," the insider added.

Elegy is based on Pulitzer Prize-winner Philip Roths short novel The Dying Animal. The movie is about a passionate relationship between a celebrated college professor (Ben Kingsley) and a young woman (Penelope Cruz) whose beauty destabilizes him.

She admits her hairdresser mother, Encarna, and merchant father, Eduardo, aren't thrilled at her nude scenes.

She has said previously, "Going topless is not my favourite thing. It's a little tough for my parents."

The film, which also stars Debbie Harry, Dennis Hopper and Patricia Clarkson, is expected to be be released is the UK next month.

Amy Winehouse's skin saviour

Amy Winehouse has been offered a cure for her bad skin by a TV nutritional expert.

'You Are What You Eat' star Gillian McKeith insists Amy's complexion would clear up if the singer - who is said to be suffering from the contagious skin disease impetigo and also has bad acne - takes her diet advice.

Gillian told British radio station Heart FM: "I would love to meet Amy one day and she could probably benefit a great deal from just hearing some of my advice. Her acne could easily be cleared up quickly without a doubt.

Cameron Diaz's film sabbatical

Cameron Diaz is to take a year off from making movies.

The 'What Happens in Vegas' actress, who was left devastated by the sudden death of her father Emilio last week, was already planning to take a break from Hollywood before her tragic loss.

She said: "I envision a full year off, just living life and having fun. It's the best thing. I am in love with love and I am in love with life. This year I just sort of decided, you know, there are a lot of things that I've been wanting to do and I'm going to do them."