There are reports that Jessica Simpson is just aching to take off her skivvies in front of the camera if it means she'll finally be respected as an actress.

A source said: "Jessica is in the running for a role that, if she gets it, will put her right on the map in terms of acting.

"The only hitch is that the script requires a number of quite graphic scenes including a full-frontal nude scene. Jessica is so desperate to land the role and get the industry's respect that she's ready to go against her better judgement, and her family, by agreeing to bare all."

Oh, sweetie. You really do need to read your scripts a little more closely. There's not a sequel to Ridley Scott's Oscar winning film, Gladiator, in the works, and if there were, it most certainly wouldn't be called Gladheateher, and the original role was for a character named Lucilla, not Loose Ella. The only respect you're looking to get by appearing in that movie is from the Kleenex  company.