British actress Emma Thompson regards "giving birth without painkillers" as her biggest accomplishment in life, despite scooping two Oscars for her film work. The Love Actually star, 49, went through in vitro fertilization (IVF)

Oscar-winner Emma Thompson regrets marrying her ex-husband Kenneth Branagh - and insists the union would have been avoided had the couple visited a marriage guidance counselor. The Sense And Sensibility actress divorced Branagh in 1994 after five years of marriage, blaming her workaholic husband for the split.

Emma Thompson is desperate to land a role in the series House alongside her ex-boyfriend Hugh Laurie. Thompson, who is married to fellow British star Greg Wise, dated Laurie in the early 1980s and the pair remain close pals. And the actor is keen to have his former love appear in his hit TV series.

Emma Thompson suffers from crippling low self esteem and is constantly fighting a voice in her head that tells her she "stinks." The actress, 47, is attractive, much loved for her quirky acting style and even has a hunky husband - actor Greg Wise - but she still can't kick the nagging sense of self-doubt.