Zeta is Kerry's choice

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has confessed to having a crush on Catherine Zeta-Jones.

He ranked the Welsh star as one of the world's sexiest actresses in a frank interview with an American magazine.

Mr Kerry, who will try to oust George W Bush from the White House in November, also put Charlize Theron and Marilyn Monroe among his favourites.

He went on to give advice about finding true love. 'Look for what gets your heart - someone who excites you,' he said.

'It's a woman who loves being a woman. Who knows how to flirt and have fun. Smart. Confident. Strong. And sexy and saucy and challenging.'