British model/actress Lily Cole has received a belated Christmas (09) present - a new bicycle, after hers was stolen by thieves.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus star's cherished Pashley Princess Sovereign bike, worth $600 (£375), was taken in Cambridge, England, where she is studying History of Art at the city's university, last month (Dec09).
The 21 year old was left distraught - but the boss of the manufacturers, Adrian Williams, has offered her a new ride.
He says, "I thought it was rotten to think of Lily losing her Princess, and I didn't want it to spoil her holidays.
“Plus, Lily looks so gorgeous on the Princess I couldn't bear her being without one."
And 2010 look set to be a very busy year for the actress with a string of movie projects in the pipeline after making her breakthrough last year with The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
She has been linked with There Be Dragons, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll and The Moth Diaries.
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