Fling or Ring? Kirsten and Jake
AKA: The girl-what-got-to-snog-Brad-when-a-nipper-in-Interview with the Vampire, today's latest indie-chic Hollywood belle du jour, the pretender to Julia Roberts' crown?
Years racked up: A weeny 22.
Known for?: Currently packing them in the multiplexes in the jolly good Spider-Man 2, a host of well-chosen films juggling the balance between Tinseltown blockbusters (Spidey, Mona Lisa Smile) and more thoughtful pieces (Virgin Suicides, Crazy/Beautiful etc)
Is involved in a love thing with...
Who? Jake Gyllenhaal
AKA: The bovine-faced boy-what-got-to-snog-Brad's-wife-Jen-in-The Good Girl, today's latest indie-chic Hollywood star etc etc…
Years racked up: 23
Known for?: Packed them in the multiplexes earlier this summer in eco-blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow, previously starring in a series of thoughtful, indie flicks (Donnie Darko, Moonlight Mile etc).
Romance rocketed when: They were introduced by Jake's actor sister Maggie — who is also Kirsten's best friend — two years ago and have been inseparable ever since. Bleurgh.
Make or break: There doesn't seem to have been any trouble in paradise yet for these exceptionally loved-up starlets. Give 'em time…
Soppy speak: As if she's swallowed a Perfect Relationship handbook, Kirsten burbles: "Jake represents a turning point for me - a time of greater awareness and happiness. I realise that I have been waiting for this moment for a long time...I've learned that it is rare to find a sexual connection with someone. I was quite happy to wait. When I fell in love with Jake, it felt right."
Biz Bitch says: These two are so perfectly matched, it's gruesome. What with their winsome, do-gooder, we're-not-tacky-Hollywood image, portfolio of credible films and reluctance to sell their private lives down the Swannee, they seem an ideal couple. Just not much fun. Bah!
