Cate Blanchett’s Clive crush!

CATE BLANCHETT begged producers to cast CLIVE OWEN in her new movie, because she had a crush on him. The Oscar-winning actress fell for the British hunk when she saw him in Gosford Park and was desperate for him to play her lover, SIR WALTER RALEIGH, in ELIZABETH: The Golden Age.

Cate says, “I swooned for months after seeing Gosford Park. When Clive’s name came up for the role, I was like, ‘On, please’!’” The 38-year-old beauty also revealed she wished she’d looked uglier in the sequel.

She said, “I wanted to make a movie about a woman ageing. I personally wish the lighting had been even harsher.” Clive will also be seen in the MONICA BELLUCCI-starrer Shoot’ Em Up