JESSICA ALBA - ALBA WAS A LATE ARRIVAL

Sexy actress JESSICA ALBA took her time coming into the world - she was born a full month late.

The HONEY star, who turns 24 on Thursday (28APR05), claims she was supposed to be born on 1 April, 1981, but arrived much later.

She says, "I April fooled my mother. I was supposed to be born on April Fool's Day and I ended up being 28 days late. She carried me for a month too long."

And the screen beauty has found there were great advantages to her late appearance.

She explains, "I came out with a full head of hair. I looked great. You know how newborns have wrinkles? I didn't look like a pug. I looked like a baby!"