HOLLYWOOD glamour beckons for a local photographic stylist who could be sampling life on the other side on the lens.

Hilary Shaffer-Segal, of Bury Old Road, Prestwich will rub shoulders with the likes of Piers Brosnan at what promises to be the most star-studded party in the world.

However, the "stars" will all be doubles and it is her uncanny likeness to Elizabeth Taylor which has earned Hilary the trip to London and the chance to sign up with a celebrity lookalike agency.

She has beaten off competition from hundreds of hopeful lookalikes from across the country to win a place in the final which will be judged, appropriately, at Madame Tussaud's next month. Hilary (50) first realised that she was the spitting image of the Hollywood legend when she was about 12.

"I think it is a great compliment when people say I look like her as she was considered to be one of the most beautiful women in the world. Obviously she is older than me but she was a great actress and has such a presence on screen."

And Hilary revealed that the likeness has also led to romance: "My husband spotted me across a crowded room and thought I was her. He came over and spoke to me and we were married a few months later!"

A contract with a professional lookalike agency could beckon if she wins the final.

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