Kate Beckinsale 'insecure about her looks'

Kate Beckinsale has confessed that she regularly worries about her looks.

Despite recently being crowned 'Sexiest Woman Alive' by Esquire US, the actress insisted that she still has just as many physical hang-ups as the next woman.

"I've always had doubts about my looks. Most women have body issues and I'm no different," she said.

In 2004, Beckinsale was rumoured to have had a boob job after being asked to gain 14lbs for her role in The Aviator.

The 26-year-old has now admitted that she let the rumours bother her, telling Reveal: "We were suddenly talking about breasts - not brains. At one point I felt as though everyone was out to get me.

"I was having everything examined from my cellulite to my choice of films. I had allowed my self to be flattered when all this talk of breasts started because I assumed it meant I looked good. But when I found out it meant I had horrible boobs I was taken aback. I began to wonder why I cared about things which, essentially, don't matter at all."

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