ACTRESS Gwyneth Paltrow revealed a little too much when she attended the 2002 Oscar ceremony in a see-through dress. Now her daring outfit has earned a new accolade.

The wife of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has been named as the owner of the worst little black dress in a poll to celebrate 80 years of the wardrobe staple.

Ms Paltrow, who won a Best Actress Oscar in 1998 for her role in Shakespeare In Love, turned up at the glittering Hollywood awards bash three years later in an Alexander McQueen ‘punk princess’ transparent dress that completely revealed her breasts.

She was roundly criticised for her choice of outfit at the time, but now comes bottom in a poll of little black dresses worn by the rich and famous.

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TV bosses on cartoon show The Simpsons are still hoping to persuade Australian actress Nicole Kidman to make an appearance on the show.

The Moulin Rouge star has failed to respond to invitations to follow in the footsteps of other big names including Sir Elton John, Britney Spears and Mel Gibson – who have all made guest appearances on the dysfunctional family show.

Executive producer Al Jean says: “We approached Nicole when we were looking for a celebrity couple back when she was married to Tom Cruise.

“Some way, sooner or later, we should be able to get her, though.”

She may be an Oscar winner, but Nicole Kidman has embraced the role of being her boyfriend Keith Urban’s No. 1 groupie with gusto.

As her country rocker beau kicked off a surprise gig at Nashville’s Lipscomb University last month, Kidman was “just cheering like a fan,” a concertgoer tells PEOPLE in its new issue.

The actress has also embraced a surprisingly sedate life with the singer in Music City. The fellow Aussies, both 38, are now as much of a Nashville staple as the Grand Ole Opry – nesting at Urban’s mansion in the posh Green Hills neighborhood, dining out with neighbor LeAnn Rimes, flashing that whopping diamond ring of Kidman’s all over town. (An engagement ring? The couple still won’t say, though Kidman has been wearing it on her ring finger since November.)

Pals say there’s no doubt Kidman and Urban are deeply in love. “They seem great together,” says a source close to Kidman. “Real love just happens. You don’t plan it. And that’s what happened with them. They fell in love.”

And lately, the spotlight-shy pair aren’t afraid to show it – turning up together in the front row at February’s Grammys (their first major event as a couple), gabbing with Barbara Walters at Vanity Fair’s post-Oscars party and strolling hand-in-hand near Urban’s home.

All of which, of course, means that folks from Malibu to Nashville’s Music Row – including some close to the couple – are buzzing about when the two will set a wedding date.

“They’re perfect together,” says a Nashville source. “I think they’ll definitely get married.”