Penelope's Camel kissPenelope Cruz gets close to a camelAlthough some Hollywood stars are ultra secretive about their off-set lives - others are more than happy to flaunt their romances and friendships.

So who's this star - who insists her private life is just that and is always at pains not to be photographed with her boyfriend Matthew McConaughey...

Bless Penelope Cruz, at the premiere for her latest film, Sahara, she goes one step further than just avoiding being snapped with her co-star and lover Matthew... she hangs out and gets close to a camel.

This all comes after reports that the Spanish actress took a bit of a shine to the camel she rode in the film, so much so that she used to ask special permission to take him for a gallop through the desert after a day's filming had finished.

But posing with a four-legged beast instead of your boyfriend on the red carpet? Pen really does want to prove a point.