LONDON - Supermodel Rachel Hunter will appear in the famous voluptuous pose of Marilyn Monroe on British television this week in the show, Stars In Their Eyes.
Hunter will appear in blond hair and pouting red lips in Saturday night's celebrity version of the show.
She needed only two takes to perfect her rendition of Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend from the Monroe movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
A Granada Television spokeswoman said that transforming the Kiwi model into the film icon was a simple task for the show's make up artists, who normally have to turn average-looking members of the public into stars.
Hunter said she enjoyed the experience.
"I loved the transformation from the wig fitting, dress fitting, learning the song and going to my coaching. I always enjoyed the movies, it was glamorous and she [Monroe] was always fun."
"I don't even sing in the shower, but it's always good to push boundaries and have some fun."
Hunter wore a pink satin bustle dress, an exact replica of the one Monroe wore in the movie, after it was created in only a few days.
A Granada spokesman said Hunter sounded "just like Marilyn. She has that beautiful breathy quality to her voice."
- NZPA
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