Cate Blanchett says "spooning" is the secret to a happy marriage. The Oscar-winning actress - who has three sons with husband Andrew Upton - insists the sleeping practice, which sees a man hugging his partner while lying behind her, is the key to maintaining harmony in a relationship.

She said: "Someone once said to me, and I think it's quite true, that if your bodies actually fit together when you're sleeping in bed - I'm not going to get into too much detail - you're in good stead."

Rachel Weisz has topped a poll of Hollywood's sexiest women, as voted by lesbians. "The Mummy" actress - who is engaged to "Requiem For A Dream" director Darren Aronofsky - took the number one spot in the Women We'd Love To Love poll of 4,000 gay women.

A spokesman is quoted by Britain's The Sun newspaper as saying: "From her woman in peril in the first two 'Mummy' movies to her Academy Award winning turn in 'The Constant Gardener,' Rachel Weisz is one gorgeous English gal with a whole lot of range."

Actress Cate Blanchett was dressed up from the top of her head to the tip of her shoes for the Helpmann Awards in Australia this week. It was her shoes, however, that drew the most attention.

Blanchett was wearing a pair of limited edition Roger Vivier Limelight American platform heels with sequined star detail and Swarovski crystal buckles. The fanciest thing about the shoes - the price tag. They cost an amazing $11,000.

Cate Blanchett says having children is "addictive."

The 'I'm Not There' actress recently gave birth to third son Ignatius Martin with her husband Andrew Upton and says the couple can't wait to further expand their brood.

Nicole Kidman wants to live closer to Cate Blanchett.

The 'Moulin Rouge!' star is so keen to relocate she has put two of her Australian properties on the market. Her Sydney villa has been valued at $19 million, while her beachfront retreat on the New South Wales coast is on the market for $3.8 million.

Cate Blanchett says film producer George Lucas is the "Vidal Sassoon" of the movie world.

Blanchett - who plays villain Irina Spalko in Lucas' 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' - has revealed it was Lucas' idea for her character to have a hard, angular black bob haircut, and the producer carefully styled the whole cast's locks.