TO PIE FOR

Nicole Kidman has been winning sympathetic looks from the world's press for chubbing out for her new role in 'The Reader'.


The ginger whisperer, who thinks putting a big nose on and talking in hushed tones equates to 'good acting', has hung her running shoes up and instead been porking out on lard to play the 'challenging' part in the movie.

She even has to do 'lovemaking' scenes in the film. What a hardship.

"Nicole has said this is one of the most challenging film roles of her career," said someone who's probably never met the actress.

"She is naturally very slim and loves to run and swim so she is always very toned. The part she plays demands that she gets fatter throughout the movie as her character slips into middle age.

"It's a very demanding role because there are a lot of explicit lovemaking scenes."

Being paid to lie back and thinking of 'England' for a role? Nicole should be an expert at that given she was married to Tiny Tom for ten years...