My dress was confiscated

Given the hoo-ha which surrounded her last appearance on the red carpet, it might have seemed Scarlett Johansson had decided to tone down her appearance.

As the actress arrived for the British premiere of Match Point, gone was the figure-hugging look which brought so much attention ten days ago in Los Angeles. And in its place was a demure and elegant navy Dolce & Gabbana dress.

The 21-year-old's more conservative attire was not her decision, however - but down to the intervention of fussy customs officials.

'I didn't plan to wear this dress. The one I wanted to wear was flown in today but it was confiscated by British customs,' she explained.

Miss Johansson admitted the show-stopping dress she had worn for the film's U.S. premiere had not won over its director, Woody Allen.

'Woody doesn't like anything I wear,' she said. 'I think he would prefer me to wear the white wrap dress I wore in the film all the time.'

Miss Johansson was attending her third premiere for Match Point, in which she plays a woman who captures the heart of a professional tennis player.

But yesterday's event in Leicester Square was a homecoming of a kind for the cast - the film was made on location in London.