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Minnie Driver has combined her love of making music and movies for her new film Take - by recording the theme tune.

The pregnant Brit offered her song Coming Back To Life to director Charles Oliver, with a view to him using it in the film.

She was stunned when he asked her to re-record the tune for the movie’s end credits. Driver says, “I knew it would be such a beautiful song for the end of the movie and it just fit beautifully. Charles didn’t want the version that I had already recorded. He just wanted me playing the guitar and singing, which I think works really well. It’s just stark and sweet.”

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Pregnant actress Minnie Driver has applauded the angry surfers who came to her rescue when a quiet day at the beach turned into a paparazzi invasion last month.

Driver, actor pal Colin Farrell and his young son were relaxing at Paradise Cove in Malibu, California when an army of photographers targeted them for pictures. Farrell himself challenged one group of snappers but when he was outnumbered, local surfers stepped in to let the cameramen know they weren’t welcome.

A brawl broke out between snappers and surfers, with some paparazzi forced to defend themselves from beatings as they were dragged into the sea with their expensive equipment.

Driver says, “We were chased off the beach by these paparazzi and then my local community and my lovely friends and neighbors took serious umbrage at the fact that their community had been so disrupted by these people, who were just total piranhas. Whilst I don’t condone the violence at all, I think they (surfers) were just defending people trying to have a normal afternoon. Colin has a little son and I’m pregnant, so it was just sort of disgusting and wrong. It wasn’t a happy experience of taking lovely pictures; it was rabid and weird. The Malibu community was defending us, which was really nice. It didn’t stop the guy from selling his pictures for $80,000, but, hey, maybe a punch in the mouth was worth it for him.”

And Driver is happy the incident has prompted local officials to boost the police presence on the beaches, so celebrities can sunbathe in peace: “Now we have sheriffs patrolling our beach, which I kind of love.”

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Minnie Driver has already decided the name of her unborn baby - she’ll call it Thomas if it’s a boy and Isabel if it’s a girl.

The star is determined to keep the baby’s gender a surprise, and has even prepared nurseries in neutral colors.

She explains, “I have two houses, so I’ve readied two rooms. Not pink or blue, because I don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl, so I’ve just made them neutral and peaceful.”

But she is already sure about names - and is keen to steer clear of the Hollywood trend to give children wacky monikers.

Driver adds, “Being traditional, if it’s a boy I’ll name him Thomas. A girl, Isabel.”

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Pregnant actress Minnie Driver is determined to keep the sex of her unborn baby a surprise - even though the suspense is tormenting her.

The actress is due to give birth any day now, and can’t wait to discover if she’ll be mom to a little girl or boy.

She says, “They say you lose your sweet tooth, which apparently means it’s a boy, but I’m convinced the baby is a girl.”

Driver has opted against a Caesarian section, and will give birth naturally, telling People.com, “I’m totally the crunchy, Mother Earth-type, and I’m not looking for any type of intervention. So I’m afraid.”

The actress - who has dated Matt Damon and Josh Brolin - is refusing to reveal the name of the father.

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Pregnant actress Minnie Driver plans to stay in America after she has given birth - despite previously saying she would raise her firstborn in the U.K.

The Good Will Hunting star moved to Los Angeles several years ago to pursue her acting career - but intended to return to her home country to raise a family.

But the actress now says she couldn’t consider leaving the U.S., because she feels at home there.

When asked if she planned to leave America after she had given birth, she says, “No, definitely not. I’m fully planning on having my baby there. I’ve made my home in America; I love it.”

Driver is due to give birth at the end of August and has not revealed the identity of the unborn tot’s father.

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