The neice of Pretty Woman star Julia Roberts is set to appear in the latest coming-of-age romantic comedy Wild Child.

The 17-year-old Emma Roberts whose father Eric is Oscar-nominated plays a spoilt brat from Los Angeles who is 'shipped off' to a boarding school in England.

Roberts has also appeared in Aquamarine and the drugs film Blow. She is also going to appear in Lymelife alongside Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin.

She said about filming in the UK: "I realised how much I loved England when I came back. The only thing I didn't like about England was how pale I became and a lot of friends made fun of me when I came back."

The film also stars Stormbreaker star Alex Pettyfer as Freddie who enjoyed 'getting stuck in a room' with his co-star. Natasha Richardson and Aidan Quinn also star.

According to critics it is like other school flicks like Clueless and St Trinians.

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