Penelope Cruz is immune to jetlag. The Spanish-born star spends so much of her life traveling across the world her body never knows what time of day it is.

She is quoted as saying: "I think you reach a point where you have so much jet lag that you can't feel the jet lag anymore. It's just like regular. I wake up and I really don't know which city I am in. I just get off the plane find some make-up and shower and here I am. It's a big adventure."

Salma Hayek forced Penelope Cruz to watch the Oscar nominations. Penelope, who was staying at close friend Salma's Los Angeles home, had planned to sleep through the nominations, having only flown into the city a few hours before. Her hostess, however, had other plans.

Penelope said: "I had just arrived to Los Angeles very, very late at night, and I had went to sleep (sic). Four hours later, I was at the house of some of my girlfriends, and they woke me up. Actually, it was Salma Hayek. She woke me up and said, 'We have to watch it live!' I said, 'That's such a big risk!'"

Penelope Cruz was left blistered and bruised after performing a sexy dance. The actress was forced to push through the pain while doing a rope routine for new musical film "Nine" - because she was worried she would lose her grip and fall.

She said: "When something like that happens, you just have to keep going and forget about any physical pain. I was dancing in the dark with one spotlight on me, so I had to be extremely alert and focused."