Lakin compares Hilton to Marilyn Monroe

Actress Christine Lakin has compared her The Hottie and The Nottie co-star Paris Hilton to Marilyn Monroe.

Lakin claimed that the US socialite has a similar attitude to the '50s icon and brings the same star quality to the big screen.

She told MTV: "I think she is [the modern day Monroe]. Paris is very iconic, obviously. Everybody knows her name, everybody knows her face, everyone knows her brand.

"Like Marilyn in The Seven Year Itch...she had such a child-like quality, and was so funny and charming in her own way. I see a lot of that in Paris."