Jake Gyllenhaal on being dipped in glue and sparkles, and why you should eat bakchoi

There are a couple more great interviews with Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway today. This no doubt proves that the Loving and Other Drugging Duo must have gone without food and water throughout their brief stay in London last month in order to keep us happily amused while they open pressies, contemplate a (veggie) turkey and dig a car or two out.


In the first interview, parts of which were broadcast on Edith Bowman's show on BBC Radio 1 today, Jake and Anne actually do receive a present, as does their interviewer James King, allowing Jake to utter the thought that how we unwrap presents reveals a great deal about ourselves. Personally, I think how we wrap them reveals much more. But it is extremely amusing to hear Jake describe why the gift of a luggage label in the shape of a chunk of bakchoi is such a wonderful gift. Not least because it rhymes with 'Don't knock joy'.


As for the sparkly purse that Jake receives (his 'murse' or man's purse), Jake says how it reminds him that sometimes for his roles he gets dipped in glue and covered in sparkles. If you're in the UK you can see an extended version here.

Jake and Anne have also made it to the Other Channel - ITN:



On the morning of the Golden Globes nominations, looking gorgeous but weary, Jake talked a little about what it means to turn 30 and the future.


Jake and Anne feature on the cover of the new issue of Stylist magazine in the UK. You can have a look at the article at the magazine's website on the second page.


And finally...

Thanks to BBMISwear for the heads up, at last we know when Jake's Shalom Sesame DVD will be available - 8 March 2011.


And finally, finally...

Last month, I was thrilled to be able to attend the Gulliver's Travels press conference in London, thanks to Bleeding Cool. I had an incredible time, sitting in the front row, enjoying a very funny cast, including Jack Black, Billy Connolly and Jack Corden. You can read my full report at Bleeding Cool, including a couple of my photos.

I'm also grateful to Bleeding Cool for publishing my review of Gulliver's Travels.