I would like to thank Cassie for letting me know about this interview:

How does living in Los Angeles match up against Windsor, where your place had a view of the Queen’s castle?
I love it here. Even the realtors are famous! You get the famous gardener, the famous hairdresser, the best this, the best that. I also love that there’s always someone here who’s a bit more famous, which keeps the paparazzi at bay.

You get covered a lot by tabloids in Britain, but not here–not yet, anyway.
Thank God. It’s fantastic. I don’t have to put on makeup all the time.

How does one become a tabloid darling?
I used to hang around in this group the press called the “Primrose Hill set,” which included Kate Moss and the guys from Oasis. The press found that interesting. They always wanted to know what we were wearing. The English press has been very good to me, touch wood.

Speaking of touch, what has Chuck taught you about physical intimacy?
When you can’t ever touch, it makes you want to do it more. You forget how much it’s a part of communicating. I often think if I could just touch Ned, I could show the audience so much more.

You’ve done so many risqué roles; this must be a huge change.
It’s so clean compared to, say, a play like Closer. Being bubbly, happy, and positive five days a week is more challenging than I expected. I think risky material helps you grow as an actress, which you need if you want longevity. If you’re just the pretty girl, you’re going to have a really short career. A ripe actress like Susan Sarandon or Judi Dench, with lots of layers, is more interesting to me than the young, unripe version.

Your American accent on the show is flawless.
Thanks. In my car on the way to work, I speak with an American accent and keep it the whole day, even during personal phone calls. I have a voice coach who gives me 30 notes [on how to improve] every day! I wanted the character to have a lot of air in her voice and to be very wide-eyed. I based it a lot on my daughter, Gracie. I wanted my character to be childlike.

It must be fun to do a show your 2-year-old can watch!
Those bright visuals really get her. She likes to come to the set because they’ve built a sweet shop that looks like something from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She takes sweets from all the jars. Her new thing is to say to me “Cut, Mummy! Cut!”

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Thanks Tona for sending me this amazing shoot of Anna & Lee for Emmy Magazine:

Anna Friel has revealed she refused to be pushed around when a Pushing Daisies producer asked her to lose weight for the television show.

She told Women’s Health magazine recently: “I told him he could have me - or a model without a brain in her head.”

“The obsession with weight today is just incredible. Curves have gone out the window, and I don’t understand it. For me, I think if you’re disciplined enough to stop eating when you’re not hungry, then you can maintain a balance.”

“Look at French women: They eat cheese, drink wine, and they have incredible bodies and skin. I can’t even do that water, water, water thing. I get so bored of it. But I do drink English tea, PG Tips, all day long. Eight cups a day!”

“I also eat three bananas a day, every day. On set, they call me Anna Banana. I’m obsessed. If I’m tired, they make me feel better.”

She added she has a similar lax attitude to exercise: “When I first moved to LA, I got a trainer, but when we started doing the show, the whole thing fell apart. But I have a row machine now. That’s how I lost all my baby weight in three months!”

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According to TV Guide: “no new episodes expected until fall”.