Dominic Monaghan is teaching girlfriend Evangeline Lilly British slang, so she can understand what he is talking about.
Canadian-born Lilly confesses the language barrier proved a problem, but she is slowly picking it up.
She says, “I thought if a girl was fit, it meant she was in good shape. But it means she’s pretty. Dominic played me The Streets and it had ‘geezer’ in the song lyrics. I thought, ‘Why is this song about old men?’ because we call old men geezers.
“And I’ve never in my life known that my great-grandmother Fanny’s name means vagina.”

Evangeline Lilly covers up the mirrors in her house - because she is paranoid about how she looks.

The stunning actress, who plays one-time fugitive Kate in hit US series ‘Lost’, says since starring in the hugely popular show she has become extremely self-conscious over her appearance and constantly finds flaws with her body.

She told Britain’s Reveal magazine: “I’ve never felt so stressed or conscious of how I look. If you walk into my bathroom, the mirror is covered by a sarong. I just want to forget what I look like when I get home.”

It is not the first time Lilly has confessed she is paranoid about her figure.

The brunette actress, who is dating her ‘Lost’ co-star Dominic Monaghan, revealed she “kicked up a real fuss” when show bosses asked her to shoot a semi-nude scene in the first episode of the series.

She was so adamant she wouldn’t strip for the cameras she demanded the script be re-written.

Lilly said at the time: “When we came to shoot the scene it had been re-written for me to be in a tank top and underwear and I really appreciate that they made it more modest.”

Taking its next bold step to build a lifestyle brand, michelle-K has announced today that it has partnered with actress Evangeline Lilly from ABC’s drama, “Lost,” to represent the new face of the michelle-K fashion company in its new ad campaign.

“Evangeline is the epitome of health, beauty, style and glamour — everything that michelle-K is all about,” said Michelle Kelchak, design director of michelle-K. “She’s gorgeous in a down-to-earth way, which goes so perfectly with our leisure-minded shoes. We feel proud to be working with her.”

michelle-K’s new print advertising campaign kicks off in Fall/Holiday 2006 fashion, lifestyle and entertainment publications, including Vogue, Elle, InStyle, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, People and Us Weekly. Celebrity photographer Brian Bowen Smith shot the images at a private estate, an architectural showcase befitting the inspiration for the photos that embodies the spirit of fashion, health and style and focuses utterly on Lilly and the company’s shoes. In celebration of the new campaign, michelle-K hosted a cocktail party on June 15 at the popular Kitson boutique in Los Angeles.

A raven-haired beauty, Lilly’s breakout role as the unpredictable Kate Austen in “Lost,” has attracted notable attention, garnering her the May 2006 cover of Elle magazine and interviews with Jay Leno, David Letterman and Conan O’Brien. Lilly’s love of the great outdoors (ice skating, canoeing, kayaking, snowboarding and rock climbing are a few pastimes) and her penchant for travel create a synergistic fit with michelle-K, known for its sporty, up-market sneakers, sandals, wedges and boots. Lilly’s partnership with the company extends through 2007.

“michelle-K footwear has a fashion flair and independent spirit that I appreciate,” Lilly said. “I am happy to be a part of a campaign that’s promoting a great, quality product.”

The breadth of quality product is expected to expand when michelle-K adds denim and accessories early next year.

In Touch magazine did a poll on most affectionate celebrity couples and Dominic and Evi came 4th. =)

1. Tom Cruise + Katie Holmes 
2. Orlando Bloom + Kate Bosworth
3. Eva Longoria + Tony Parker 
4. Dominic Monaghan + Evangeline Lilly 
5. Anna Kournikova + Enrique Iglesias
6. Rachel Bilson + Adam Brody
7. Rebecca Romijn + Jerry O’Connell
8. Beyonce Knowles + Jay-Z
9. Drew Barrymore + Fabrizio Moretti
10. Cameron Diaz + Justin Timberlake

I just added 5 gorgeous outtakes from Flare magazine to the gallery =)

// Flare Magazine Outtakes

Now you can stage your own episode of hit TV show Lost in your own home.

McFarlane Toys is creating 15cm-tall action figures based on the characters of the show, reported AP. The figures will go on sale at the end of the year.

The first batch will feature Jack (Matthew Fox), Kate (Evangeline Lilly), Hurley (Jorge Garcia), Locke (Terry O’Quinn), Charlie (Dominic Monaghan) and Shannon (Maggie Grace).

Each doll utters trademark phrases and comes complete with a detailed base and photographic backdrop, capturing an episode-specific moment in the character’s story.

McFarlane Toys boss Todd McFarlane - who has vowed to make only one production run of the dolls so that they may someday become collectors’ items - recently spent time with the cast on location in Hawaii to develop artistic likenesses of the stars.

Lost beauty Evangeline Lilly insists there is no chance of her being unfaithful to co-star and real-life boyfriend Dominic Monaghan, because her fame frightens potential admirers.
The Canadian actress, who plays feisty Kate Austen on the desert island show, loves the fact men are now too intimidated to approach her.
And she warns that if a brazen suitor did approach, she’d have no qualms telling him to leave.
Lilly says, “It’s wonderful. They think, ‘She’s Kate. She’s Evangeline Lilly. She’s just not going to date me’, and leave me alone. Whereas if you’re just a cute girl hanging out in a bar, every Tom, Dick and Harry is trying to chat you up.
“I was always that girl in the bar who told everyone to get lost. Still am.”

BEFORE scoring the role of Kate Austen on hit drama series Lost, Evangeline Lilly was deeply sceptical about the TV industry. She believed the business to be superficial, corrupt and ugly.

She confesses her views have now changed, saying: “I’ve come to realise there is so much beauty that comes out of this industry.”

And it’s now a by-product of her role in the show - public recognition - that causes her serious grief.

Leading up to her casting in Lost, Lilly was intensely private. She would go to acting classes and, “like a little mouse, make my notes, leave and never speak to anybody”.

Dealing with the sudden fame triggered an emotional meltdown as interest in Lilly reached ridiculous proportions - possibly because of a romance she won’t publicly confirm with co-star Dominic Monaghan (who plays heroin addict Charlie Pace).

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Hollywood beauty Evangeline Lilly loves working on hit TV show LOST because her co-stars have become like a family to her.
The Canadian actress, who plays striking Kate Austen on the show, is currently dating co-star Dominic Monaghan.
But she is also very close to the rest of the cast and greatly enjoys the bond they share as a group outside work.

Lilly says, “Each week we gather round someone’s house - the host will be the person whose episode is airing that night.
“The host provides the food and we all sit down to have dinner and watch the show. Then people hang around for drinks.
“When I hosted one of the parties I cooked for twenty-four hours. I made a slap-up six-course meal - I didn’t sleep!”