It seems that the husky-voiced Spaniard was, as a student, more attracted to French, which comes as little surprise.

"When I was in high school I studied French, so I learned English late. When I first came to America I made a lot of mistakes, like going to the hair salon and asking for a blow job instead of a blow dry."

We've all done it, haven't we? Luckily for Penelope the hairdresser saw the funny side and didn't immediately call the police, resulting in an appearance in a magistrate's court and 120 hours of community service cleaning dog shit off pavements in a freezing cold November. Anyway…

Penelope's hair-related misunderstandings must have caused her some embarrassment over the years. Especially the time when Tom Cruise mentioned he fancied being seen around LA with a beard…

by Ian McShane