Playstation Power - Gail Porter

Gail Porter loves it. From soapy 'shots' in men's magazines to early morning telly, The Verve to Buzz Lightyear there's nothing she isn't completely mad for. Good job she's got a reputation for being - a bit of a Playstation demon then, isn't it? Get in!

Naked in GQ. FHM cover star. It was never like this when Sarah Greene was doing kids' television. But that was then. And Gail Porter, most famous for Fully Booked but planning to be in just about everything this year, is very much now. Which means she also has a Playstation underneath her telly - of course.

'So this is what you do then, go round people's houses playing games?' Gail asks, far too brightly for so early in the day.

PlayStation Power isn't the Hello! of console mags quite yet...

'I quite fancied being in a Playstation magazine. I've got loads of offers recently but this one seemed like the most fun!'she giggles. Tell you what was funny. I had this kid phone me, talking about games and stuff. I told him I was having a nightmare on Tomb Raider. And he said, 'Well, I can get you Lara Croft naked if you want!'

Something you'd be doing of an evening, then?

'Well, she's a bit of a babe, you must admit?

A bit of a babe who gets her clothes off now and then. Now theres an idea worth running with...

'Did-you see it?' (Gail's sexy appearance in GQ recently) Well, we had to. For research purposes only, clearly.

'I was completely shocked with the amount of publicity it got. It was pretty frightening really, having journalists hanging around. But my Mum liked the picture. And my great granny loved it! Anyway, what this game you've given me? Lemmings?'

Yes indeed. What better than a bit of relaxing puzzling to get the brain ticking?

'I've just got to dig through there?'

Er, it does tend to get a bit harder.

'Is that it?'she laughs as the level ends. Bugger. You see, we knew she'd be a bit of a morning person, what with a show to do on a Sunday, of all days, but we hadn't reckoned on Gail being the most awake person in the world.

'I've already been to the gym this morning, had a massage, had a facial. Tidied up the house a little bit... and it's still only 11!'

Lemmings is therefore quickly dispatched in favour of something more gladiatorial. Something like Bust-A-Move 4 in fact. After a brief tutorial and muffled gasps at the cuteness of the characters Gail goes about destroying our credibility. Good job we never spend all day blasting balls skywards then.

'What you've got to do, right..' laughs Gail as she wallows in the glory of a well earned victory, 'is get Richard Ashcroft to play Playstation games with you. I'll come with you - I'll be the tea girl or something. His wife is absolutely stunning though! It's not fair she wails. Lucky man.

And with Gail protesting 'Awwww noo! I was getting good at that!' we decide enough busting and moving has been done for today. We have Ridge to play and Gail has photoshoots to do. 'If I was in a game I'd be a cross between Buzz Lightyear, Peewee Herman and some just complete mental chick who laughed a lot; she muses as we sadly pack our bags and leave. Couldn't have put it better ourselves, quite frankly.