THE SOPRANOS - SIGLER TO TAKE STRIPPING LESSONS

THE SOPRANOS star JAMIE-LYNN SIGLER is planning to have a bachelorette party with a difference next month (JUL03) - she and her pals are taking stripping lessons.

The 22-year-old actress, who will marry her manager AJ DISCALA this summer (03), is planning to take her friends on a wild trip to Atlantic City's new billion-dollar BORGATA HOTEL, CASINO AND SPA in New Jersey during Independence weekend (04-06JUL03).

But rather than enjoy the performance of a muscle-clad male, Sigler has opted to recruit a woman to show her how to do the job.

She says, "My friends asked me about having a stripper and I was very adamant that I didn't want a male stripper - I don't need some greasy guy in a neon thong dancing for me.

"So we're having a woman stripper come and teach us how to strip. My fiance's actually very happy about that! "