ELISHA CUTHBERT - CUTHBERT THRILLED WITH 24 GAME

Actress ELISHA CUTHBERT is delighted her 24 character has been transformed from a "nuisance" into a tough street-fighter in the new Playstation 2 computer game, based on the show. Cuthbert plays KIEFER SUTHERLAND's tiresome daughter KIMBERLY BAUER in the hit TV series, and she's relieved her character's computerised counterpart is a more feisty personality. She says, "On TV, I've just been the daughter in 24 and a bit of a nuisance. But now I can handle a gun and I get to do some damage. "The character really looks like Kim. And no, I didn't ask them to augment my features." The 23-year-old Canadian is also determined not be typecast into any more irritating roles. She adds, "I don't want to play weak, annoying characters. I tried not to do that in the new series - I want to make my character as strong as possible."