Inspired by a certain somebody's top billing in today's Guardian - a front-page plug, no less - we on Culture Vulture have decreed that henceforth we're not to be outdone in the celebby trivia stakes. Plus, to be honest, we really couldn't help ourselves. Forgive us, pray do.
For how could you fail to report the story (rumour/PR fantasy/prank, whatever), featured in today's Sun, that Paris Hilton - hotel heiress, socialite, reality TV star and now, it seems, emerging thesp - has been approached to play Mother Teresa in a new biopic? Quite. It would have been a dereliction of duty.
Indian director T Rajeevnath reportedly decided to put Hilton in the frame after reading that she had refused to pose nude in Playboy magazine.
But he warned that she would have to try her luck along with other would-be saints: "Although there are a number of actresses willing to play the role of Mother Teresa - the most widely respected and loved person - the history of the actress who is finally chosen for the role would have to be analysed thoroughly before she is chosen."
In the course of that research, we can't help thinking that Mr Rajeevnath might take a glance at that sliver of early verité known as One Night in Paris.
