Walk The Line Reese Witherspoon to walk the aisle

Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon is to marry Jake Gyllenhaal at Christmas.

Brokeback Mountain star Gyllenhaal, 27, has told friends he and Reese, 32 – who won Best Actress for Walk The Line – plan to wed on or around his birthday on December 19 after he finishes his new film, Prince Of Persia.

Wedding belle: Reese Witherspoon is set to marry

A source on the set of the £100million epic adventure, currently filming in Morocco, said: ‘Jake is telling everyone they are getting married at Christmas.

‘He told me he had proposed several times but she kept telling him she wanted to give their relationship more time. When he asked her again a couple of weeks ago, she finally said yes.’

Reese, who has two children with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, met Gyllenhaal in 2006 while filming the thriller Rendition.

In love: Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal are soon to marry

Miss Geri Halliwell goes to Washington

It may not be as memorable as her trademark Spice Girl Union Jack outfit, but Geri Halliwell took a more classic approach to her role as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador.

Dressed in a demure Jackie 'O' style dress, with her wild Titian locks tamed, Geri showed off a decidedly First Lady style of dress - and behaviour - as she posed for photographs outside some of the US state capital's memorable landmarks.

The Spice Lady brought to mind the film Legally Blonde as she struck a presidential pose outside the imposing US Congress, overlooking the Washington Monument at Capitol Hill, and inside the building.

Strike a first lady pose: Geri Halliwell reveals her presidential style as she poses at the US Congress overlooking Washington DC's historic Capitol Hill last month

Goodwill: Geri poses outside Congress in a Jackie O style little white dress to commemorate her visit on behalf of the United Nations

In 2003's Legally Blonde sequel, a ditzy blonde turned lawyer Reese Witherspoon postpones her wedding to head to Capitol Hill to fight an anti-animal testing Bill.

Geri, 35, appeared to have a slightly more relaxing time, however, smiling broadly for the promotional shots as she takes in her historic surroundings.

But there was a serious side to the Spice Girl's presidential poise.

Geri, whose reunion tour with her Spice pals ended recently, was in Washington last month to advocate for maternal healthcare while the group were in the capital as part of the tour.

Advocate: Geri got down to the serious business of discussing the serious health issues that face women and mothers worldwide with Congressmen Jim Moran and Jim McGovern

Reese Witherspoon, complete with Geri Halliwell type curls, in a Washington courtroom in Legally Blonde 2

She attended a meeting with Congressmen Jim Moran and Jim McGovern to discuss the serious health issues facing women and mothers worldwide as part of her mission on behalf of the development agency.

Regarding her position as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, Geri has said: "Like many women, I take my right to reproductive and sexual health care for granted, but for women in the developing world, getting pregnant can mean the difference between life and death."

Clearly, it's a subject close to the heart of mother of one's heart.

And there's no harm in looking the part either.

Stylish: The UN Goodwill Ambassador is prepared for action - although her outfit is not as memorable as her trademark Union Jack outfit

Look at me: Geri chose a simple dress and tamed she Titian locks for the mission to congress

Reese Witherspoon

The actress proved to be the most-liked celebrity among ten women who regularly found their way onto magazine covers and into gossip columns in 2007, according to a poll on Friday.

For its E-Score Celebrity survey, E-Poll Market Research asked more than 1,100 people ages 13 and older whom they found the most appealing, confident, glamorous, interesting and over-exposed, among other qualities.

Witherspoon, 30, who has been in the spotlight since winning an Oscar for playing country singer June Carter in "Walk the Line," topped the list with a personal appeal rating of 74 percent, followed by former "Friends" TV star Jennifer Aniston at 70 percent.


The Oscar winner has not had any major movie hits since "Walk the Line," but has been the focus of numerous headlines and stories this year due to her divorce from actor Ryan Phillippe and subsequent involvement with Jake Gyllenhaal, her co-star in "Rendition."

That movie, an espionage thriller, has proved to be a major disappointment at box offices taking in only $17 million so far in global ticket sales.

Meanwhile Angelina Jolie, who is now the companion of Aniston's ex-husband Brad Pitt, was the No. 3 most appealing celebrity at 53 percent.

Actress/singer Jennifer Lopez was behind her with a 52 percent rating, while Katie Holmes followed at 32 percent and behind her was former Spice Girl Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham in the No. 6 position with a rating of 28 percent.

Troubled celebrities of 2007 -- Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears -- who all have battled drug and alcohol abuse and run into legal problems, rounded out the list with Hilton the least-liked.

She had a low 9 percent appeal rating, and was deemed to be the most over-exposed. Only one notch above Hilton was pop singer Spears with 11 percent likeability and a 68 percent over-exposed rating to Hilton's 75 percent.