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No./20 THE A-LISTERS WHO SEND YOU TO SLEEP

Movie stars reading bedtime stories online has never been more popular. We break down the best celebrity slumber storytelle­rs

- WORDS SIMON CROOK

NATALIE PORTMAN

BEDTIME BOOK: Lost-llama odyssey Is Your Mama A Llama?.

DELIVERY STYLE: Gentle and considered when faced with an increasing­ly complex menagerie of animals. Sound effects include some enthusiast­ic mooing.

STANDOUT LINE: “‘Is your mama a llama?’ I asked my friend Dave. ‘No, she is not, is the answer Dave gave.’”

REESE WITHERSPOO­N

BEDTIME BOOK: Girl-meets-magical-pony bestseller Uni The Unicorn. DELIVERY STYLE: Nursery-school teacher after a near-lethal sherbet overdose. Intense, wide-eyed and so aggressive­ly sweet, your gums fall out.

STANDOUT LINE: “See? They’re sliding down rainbows together! HOLY COW, THAT LOOKS SO FUN!”

DREW BARRYMORE

BEDTIME BOOK: Yoga-flavoured take on the classic fairy tale Goldie & The Three Bears.

DELIVERY STYLE: Total commitment. Inserts her face into the story using Facebook’s Portal, then acts out the book in her kid’s nursery. STANDOUT LINE: “Someone’s been using my yoga mat.”

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