Just because it's not October anymore doesn't mean Ellen DeGeneres won't scare the bejesus out of you when you appear on her show. That's what Dakota Fanning learned when she went on "Ellen" Monday afternoon to promote the release of "New Moon." As Ellen asked Dakota's opinion on whether vampires are real, a man dressed as Dracula snuck up behind her with a pair of fake fangs and scared the crap out of her. After the initial shock wore off, Dakota proved to be a good sport and laughed throughout the insta-replay. "You're never safe here," said Ellen.
Before the scare, Dakota did have time to talk about how much she enjoyed playing evil vampire Jane in "New Moon." "It's really kind of one of the first times I've played the bad character, the villain figure in a movie. It was just really great to get to have the red contact lenses and the vampire makeup and get to have an evil persona, a creepy persona."
A lot has changed since Dakota first appeared on "Ellen" at age 9. For starters, she's not missing teeth anymore. As Ellen put it, the starlet is actually quite grounded. She attends 11th grade at a normal high school, where she's a cheerleader and was recently voted homecoming princess by her classmates. For those wondering — that adorable football player who escorted her at the game is just a friend.
The "New Moon" stars will be appearing on talk shows all week, so keep reading Hollywood Crush's Twilight Watch for the latest. Here's a tidbit from Friday's episode of "The Jimmy Kimmel Show" with the Big 3 (Rob, Kristen and Taylor) that we couldn't wait until Friday to post about: when discussing his muscle and weight gain for his role as Jacob, Taylor Lautner told Jimmy that "The hardest thing actually was the eating...constantly eating. Eating a lot, but also putting something in my mouth every two hours." Um, as Brooke Davis (on "One Tree Hill") would say: That's what she said!
Did you catch Dakota on "Ellen"? Whose talk show appearance are you most looking forward to this week?
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