Turner hits out at Cage and Reynolds

Kathleen Turner has hit out at co-stars Nicolas Cage and Burt Reynolds in her autobiography Send Yourself Roses.

The actress said Cage, who played her husband in 1986 comedy Peggy Sue Got Married, irritated her on set because his uncle Francis Ford Coppola was directing the film.

She revealed: "[Nic] was absolutely determined to prove that he wasn't there as the result of nepotism. So, everything Francis wanted him to do, he went against - to show that he wasn't under his uncle's wing. Which was ridiculous. Oh, that stupid voice of his and the fake teeth! Honestly, I cringe to think about it."

She added: "He caused so many problems. He was arrested twice for drunk-driving and, I think, once for stealing a dog. He'd come across a chihuahua he liked and stuck it in his jacket."

She accused Burt Reynolds of making "nasty digs" towards her because she was pregnant during the filming of 1987 movie Switching Channels.

He later said she had tried to get him sacked and declared that the sound of her name made him want to throw up.

Turner, 53, also described working with Body Heat co-star William Hurt as "enlightening", saying: "In those days, he was pretty wild. He drank a great deal and took a lot of recreational drugs - he loved those magic mushrooms. He loved women, too; I don't know how many he went through during filming."