LaBeouf admits Natalie Portman crush

Transformers star Shia LaBeouf has admitted that he fancies Natalie Portman.

The actor said he wished Portman had starred opposite him in new film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which premieres at Cannes on Sunday.

He is quoted as saying: "I thought it would have been cool to see Natalie Portman in this movie as the daughter, but that didn't happen. But I was on that bandwagon. I was in the Natalie Portman fan club. I have a strange attraction to Natalie Portman."

LaBeouf, who plays Harrison Ford's sidekick Mutt, also said he has a soft spot for co-star Karen Allen (Marion Ravenwood), saying: "Karen is hot. I have a crush on Karen."

The 21-year-old recently claimed that women are his favourite vice.

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