Quirky Saucy: Lusia Strus

It had to be a foxy blonde kicking off the Special Features I’m doing on Hotties gracing this week’s Toronto Film Festival 2011 and LUSIA STRUS is one comely lady indeed. She’s starring in the heartbreaking love story “Restless” (screens September 8th) as Rachel Cotton, one of the sisters of Annabel Cotton (Mia Wasikowska) whose romance with a boy is doomed from the start due to her tragic illness. An actress of the stage and film as well as a writer, LUSIA is proficient at depicting a host of characters with unique accents and splendidly with that husky, vampy voice of hers. Best remembered alongside Adam Sandler in “50 First Dates” as Alexa, the eccentric Russian animal handler. As you can see LUSIA is gorgeous but she incredibly invested into a more unappealing form to deliver first-rate hilarity. I urge you to watch her in the web series “Jack In A Box” (see clip above) where she combines an imposing sauciness with an amusingly wacky spirit. Wouldn’t you want to have your head buried in her boobs too…hehe.

LUSIA has appeared in many independent films (Stir of Echoes come to mind) and the TV shows such as “Early Edition”. Her fans view her as a vivid storyteller and over the years has made it an art at playing unconventional women tickling our funny bones in the process. She once stated, “I always wanted attention, and I realized I could make people laugh”…That she has achieved splendidly! Commuting regularly between New York and LA, as a consequence of her work on theatrical productions, it’s amazing that LUSIA finds time to connect with her many supporters including me. After her stint on Gus Van Sant’s “Restless”, expect the flurry of admiration to flow.

British Vixen: Kimberly Jaraj

Fetching English Honey KIMBERLY JARAJ is unquestionably flying high as a blossoming talent from the British Isles. Starring as a stewardess fighting to survive on board a doomed flight in the upcoming thriller “Airborne”, success is waiting just round the corner for this comely blonde. She may have missed out on working with the late Roy Scheider of “Jaws” fame but she’s cast alongside ‘Mr Luke Skywalker” himself Mark Hamill in “Airbone”, a tale full of supernatural Hitchcockian twists added to its plane hijack plot that we’re looking ahead to savoring. Together with UK Sex Symbol Gemma Atkinson who plays chief flight attendant, they make for captivating eye candy but the gals are widely expected to be involved in some serious action! Having read her Shoot Diary, KIMBERLY’s character Laura has to fend off a crim with a bottle in one of the more riveting scenes. Her hard work on British TV as well as features has paid off with this leading role that’s already creating positive publicity for her. Rumors are also rife that Russell Brand has plans to join KIMBERLY in her new comedy “The 10 Year Itch”…that’s pretty juicy news!! With her flowing long hair and lissome elegance, she’s one for adoring eyes…:) For someone who delves into the challenge of playing varying personas, she was wonderful as the lovelorn sister of a London-based Jordanian in the lesbian drama “I Can’t Think Straight” and had a supporting role in the tense slow-burner “Knife Edge”.

Having gone through the harshest of trials and tribulations as a young ballerina in the prestigious Royal Ballet School, she’s moved on and coped impeccably with the pressures of being an entertainer. Besides gracing our screens ever so beautifully, she’s a spokesmodel for London Loves LA, a blog shop selling vintage apparel. Hey Pippa Middleton! You’re not the only one us males around the world have designs on. We may have differing tastes but I’m certain we are united on being captivated by their enticingly fair-skin and seductively posh accents. Even Canadian teen phenom Justin Bieber acknowledges the attractiveness of British girls and you can include the sumptuous KIMBERLY JARAJ in that hot list…:)