Catherine Zeta-Jones `slept in a cupboard`

The actress was staying at a friend's 'creepy' Malibu home, and ended up hiding in the cupboard because she was so scared of spooky goings-on.

She told Contactmusic: 'Every night I'd lie awake listening to all the creaks and funny little noises the house makes. Then one night the gates began swinging for no reason. When you close them they automatically latch, but not this night. It was definitely a bit creepy, especially when you live on your own like I did. So I hid. I was so scared that I slept in a cupboard!'

She added that she tried not to rely on her looks to get role when she first moved to the US.

'There's an unbelievable hierarchy out there. If you're not on a certain rung of the ladder, you don't even get to read the material. I try not to rely on any kind of beauty. That's why I try to put a certain oomph into my performances, some fun and physicality. I want to be here for the long run.'