Alicia Silverstone has awarded high praise to her Beauty Shop co-star Queen Latifah.

The Sun reports that she told a US talk show: "We got along really well, really quickly... She has this really big presence. She sets the tone for everything.

"She's got this fascinating thing where she's completely laid back and casual about everything and there's no drama. It's all good.

"It makes for this energetic, lively, funny spirit and a force to be reckoned with. She's such an interesting person and she's so pretty.

"I can daydream looking at her I think she's so beautiful. I want to cuddle her."

Beauty Shop sees Latifah star as a hairstylist who opens a beauty shop of her own. The comedy is scheduled for a April 22 release.