TO SIR WITH LOVE

Mary-Kate Olsen is speaking out about her kissing scene in movie 'The Wackness' where she was paid to pucker up and kiss the face off a 64 year old man. Many young ladies in Bangkok could say much the same thing, but the difference here is that the almost-pensioner in question is none other than Sir Ben Kingsley.

Ben, who insists on being called 'Sir Ben' at every possible opportunity was delighted with the scene (No wonder, the dirty old goat she's young enough to be his great-granddaughter) but Mary Kate found the whole scene very comfortable.

“We shot it at three o’clock in the morning and so everyone was a bit delirious anyhow.”

Not that she's saying that you have to be mad to kiss Sirben. No, not at all. After his performance as Don in 'Sexy Beast' I wouldn't want to be in the same postcode as him, never mind swapping saliva, but Mary failed to see his scary, arrogant side.

“He was so professional about it and made me feel so comfortable. He said, ‘Anything you don’t feel comfortable about, let me know. You lead me.’ ”

If only she'd said, "I don't feel comfortable calling you 'Sir' as it smacks of an outmoded and archaic rewards system. Can I call you Benny-boy instead?" You would have been able to hear the explosion from here.