Liam Gallagher is one of the top pin-ups for gay men. The Oasis rocker - who is married to singer Nicole Appleton - was placed fourth in the poll to find the Most Desirable Date for British Gay Men.

"Cold Mountain" star Jude Law was placed at number one in the list compiled by dating website gay-PARSHIP.com. He received 36 per cent of the vote.

Guy Ritchie enjoyed an evening out with actors Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr. Thursday night.

The film director - who announced last week he and Madonna are getting a divorce after nearly eight years of marriage - smiled as he was photographed arriving at his close friend Sam Taylor Wood's art exhibition at London's White Cube gallery wearing an argyle-print jumper, jeans and a flat cap.

Robert Downey Jr. says he will play Sherlock Holmes "better than it's ever been done before."

The 43-year-old actor - who will portray the fictional British detective in Guy Ritchie's new movie "Sherlock Holmes" - is not worried about following in the footsteps of stars including Charlton Heston, Edward Woodward and Rupert Everett because he intends to bring something new to the role.

Ronnie Wood has a collection of Russian dolls. The Rolling Stones guitarist - who had an affair with Russian waitress Ekaterina Ivanova, 20, earlier this year - is a huge fan of the ornaments and could not resist buying them when he was on tour.

A source said: "Ron has loads of Russian dolls. He used to pick them up on the road when he was touring. He has dozens of them stored in his attic at the house in London."