Ten Things You Never Knew About Jennifer Lopez

She's an actress, singer, TV producer, fashion designer and perfumier worth an estimated £55m, but we shouldn't be fooled by the rocks that she's got, apparently. Although she’s travelled from the depths of the Bronx to the glittery heights of Hollywood, this Latina lovely is still Jenny from the block. Over the last decade Jennifer Lynn Lopez has kept us enthralled with her headline-grabbing relationships (P. Diddy, Ben Affleck and Marc Anthony have all learned that her love don't cost a thing), her divatastic exploits – everything in her dressing room has got to be white, apparently – and, of course, her impossibly globular bottom. But how much do you really know about the one-woman showbiz corporation? Read on for ten fascinating facts about the irrepressible J.Lo.

1. Before she got her first break, Jennifer balanced a day job in a legal office with dance classes in the evening.

2. But what was that break? Well, Jennifer used to work as a backing dancer for Janet Jackson, even appearing in her 'That's The Way Love Goes' video. Nice accent, Jen!

3. Jennifer owns Madre's, a Cuban eatery in Pasadena, California. "It's a family restaurant with a little bit of sexiness to it," she says. But not, we hope, in the food.

4. Jennifer recently received a humanitarian award from the Los Angeles Children's Hospital.

5. What does Jennifer really think of the opposite sex? "They have too many disgusting habits - like scratching themselves all the time," she reckons. "And it's really weird how guys think that passing gas is the funniest thing in the world. They love to do that thing in front of girls and laugh about it."

6. Jennifer is obsessed with astrology. "I love psychics and horoscopes - anything that can tell me what is going to happen, I want to know!" she says.

7. Jennifer became the highest paid Latin actress in Hollywood history when she earned £8m for her role in 2005's Monster-in-Law.

8. Jennifer's younger sister Linda is an entertainment correspondent for New York's WB Network Channel 11 news. Hmm. Now we know where to go for the latest on those does-she-doesn't-she-have-a-bun-in-the-oven rumours.

9. Jennifer's nickname is 'La Guitarra', because her famously shapely figure is said to resemble a guitar. Ah, but does it respond as well to skilled manipulation from nimble fingers, we wonder?

10. Jennifer's take on her drool-fuelling derriere? "I could serve coffee using my rear as a ledge," she quips.