handbag hearts… Jake Gyllenhaal

He's been on our radar for years now, but Jake Gyllenhaal seems to just keep getting hotter.

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handbag hearts... Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal,celebrity,celebrity news,entertainment news,Entertainment handbag hearts... Jake Gyllenhaal

If you didn\'t see Jake Gyllenhaal on Jonathan Ross a last year you need to get on the BBC iPlayer pronto. We were swept away by Jake\'s looks, wit and ability to laugh at himself. So, what do we love about Jake Gyllenhaal? Errr... everything! Especially his latest movie Source Code! Read on if you need any other reasons why he handbag hearts...Jake Gyllenhaal

The story so far...

Jake Gyllenhaal,celebrity,celebrity news,entertainment news,Entertainment The story so far... Jake first came to the public\'s attention in his startling role as the tormented teenager Donnie Darko (2001). Next he played Jennifer Aniston\'s bit on the side in The Good Girl (2002) before becoming a Hollywood leading man in The Day After Tomorrow (2004). However, he\'s probably best known for helping, along with co-star Heath Ledger and director Ang Lee, to break boundaries playing one half of a gay love affair in Brokeback Mountain (2005) things took a darker turn when Jake starred in Zodiac (2007). He was last seen in Brothers opposite Natalie Portman and good friend Tobey Maguire.

Relationships

Jake Gyllenhaal,celebrity,celebrity news,entertainment news,Entertainment Relationships Jake\'s been linked with a number of Hollywood starlets. He famously dated Kirsten Dunst between 2002 and 2004 he admitted recently, "Jake was the love of my life. He was and always will be." He moved on to Natalie Portman in 2006 before his highest profile relationship yet, with actress Reese Witherspoon. The couple were together from 2007 and 2009, and reports suggested the relationship ended because Reese, who is divorced from actor Ryan Phillipe, didn\'t want to get married. Since the split Jake has been linked to Australian actress Isabel Lucas.

Big Sister Maggie

Jake Gyllenhaal,celebrity,celebrity news,entertainment news,Entertainment Big Sister Maggie While there have been many leading ladies in Jake\'s life they\'ve always played second fiddle to his older sister, Maggie. "I\'ve always had her to look up to and to learn from," Jake once told Teen Vogue about his relationship with Maggie. "And in Hollywood, a touchstone like that is pretty priceless - especially when I see how envy can really poison people in the business."

Prince of Persia

Jake Gyllenhaal,celebrity,celebrity news,entertainment news,Entertainment Prince of Persia Jake bulges his biceps, slips in to a skirt and brandishes a sword in the latest Disney film, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. It\'s a far cry from the Donnie Darko role that saw him thrust into the limelight but the heartthrob has undergone a complete torso transformation with one of the most ripped bodies we\'ve seen in a long time. Hallelujah!

What\'s next?

Jake Gyllenhaal,celebrity,celebrity news,entertainment news,Entertainment What\'s next? Jake\'s got six other films in the pipeline, including Nailed, a quirky love story with Jessica Biel, Love And Other Drugs, a off-beat rom com with Anne Hathaway and the sci-fi, Source Code. So it looks like he\'s going to be busy for the next while - much to our delight!

Quotes:

Jake Gyllenhaal,celebrity,celebrity news,entertainment news,Entertainment Quotes: "If you\'re going to dive in, dive into the deep end."
"Being a star doesn\'t last. That\'s not what life should be about. It\'s complete illusion that really has nothing to do with you. For me, finding out about life is the most important thing."
"I love to cook, I\'m obsessed with cooking magazines."
"I would really like people to know how to pronounce my last name. Correctly."

Previous week\'s crushes...

Jake Gyllenhaal,celebrity,celebrity news,entertainment news,Entertainment Previous week\'s crushes We lust over Sam Worthington
We get to know Aaron Johnson
We celebrate everything Robert Pattinson
Robert Downey Jr. gets us hot under the collar
We\'re mad as a hatter for Johnny Depp
We go mental over Leonardo DiCaprio
We sink our teeth into Alexander Skarsgård.

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