Cameron Diaz

Next in my on-going list of celebrity autographs is Hollywood megastar Cameron Diaz.


Cameron's first movie was opposite Jim Carrey in 1994's The Mask, which she did at the age of 21. I was 14 at the time, so yeah I was pretty smitten with Cameron at the time. I re-watched The Mask on DVD a few months ago. Meh, it's funny how some films seem better in your head.


After this, Cameron went on to star in My Best Friend's Wedding (which I call My Best Friend's Weeding because I'm just so funny), and then in one of her biggest films to date, There's Something About Mary opposite Ben Stiller. One look at this pic and you'll see why it was such a hit.


The next film was yet another blockbuster, Charlie's Angels, which co-starred Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore. Mindless violence, dance sequences (who doesn't love those?) and just fun. Shame about the sequel (pee-eww!).


Of course, Cameron did a few "artsy" films like A Life Less Ordinary and Vanilla Sky, but I never got around to seeing them.

And of course, Cameron played Princess Fiona in the 4 Shrek films, which grossed something like a combined billion dollars worldwide (not including the money made on Happy Meal toys).


So, on to the autograph... When Cameron was filming Charlies Angels, I sent this promotional postcard for Australian Women's magazine Cosmopolitan to her through the mail. It took a while to get a reply, but it was worth it (sorry about the scan, her skin isn't really that blotchy).


Until next time!

Karen Gillan

Next in my line of celebrity autographs is my most recent addition, Karen Gillan.


When David Tennant decided to leave the role as the ultra-popular Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who, it signalled a big change in the show itself. Head Writer Russell T Davies also decided to leave, with Steven Moffat taking over. That meant a change in the overall cast. Little known actor Matt Smith was signed on as the new Eleventh Doctor, and Karen Gillan was signed on as his new companion, Amy Pond.

I've found that being a Doctor Who fan can be a funny thing. Those of us who have seen the Doctor regenerate from one actor to the next are used to change. But this time, I guess a large portion of the "new" fans didn't take it so willingly. There were death threats made, people went overboard. But, casting a 29 year old as the next Doctor, and a 21 year old read-head as his companion, went over a treat with their (internet based) key demographic.


Photos of Karen Gillen (like this one) also helped.


As did these ones of her first episode on the show.


Half way through the season, there was talk that Amy Pond was too sexy for the show, which is funny because they said the same thing about Louise Jameson, and Nicola Bryant.

Anyway, Amy Pond survived her first season as the Doctor's companion (just) and will appear in the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special in the UK this Dec 25. Still no word on when it will air here in Australia...

So, on to the autograph, it was just a simple through-the-mail request, which took about a month to receive this really nice reply.


Until next time!