Jessica Biel was a teenage rebel

The former 7th Heaven actress – who is engaged to longterm boyfriend Justin Timberlake – admits she had a wild side while she was growing up, which maddened her bosses.

“I cut my hair super short and dyed it blonde. I had to apologise to Aaron Spelling [the producer] for doing that. He wasn’t happy,” she says. “When I turned 17 or 18, a really obnoxious friend sent a stripper to the set. I had to apologise for that too. The show was all about family values, and they took that position seriously. I was always apologising.”

Having decided to pursue an acting career at the tender age of 11, Jessica (30), admits she had a tough three years of auditions before landing the role in the TV series.

“When I was 11, I was in a competition sponsored by the International Modeling and Talent Association. My runway look was a one-piece bathing suit, a top hat and a bow tie,” she told W magazine. “The competition was in Los Angeles and afterward I got a manager and an agent. I tried out for a billion things, and after three years, I was cast on 7th Heaven.

“I wanted that part. I wanted any part. And that show was fun. I was a basketball player who was going through all the stuff that a 14-year-old goes through, which is, as you know, completely psychotic.”