Article: Charlize Theron: warts and all? One To Watch.(Features)

SHE is one of the most beautiful women in the world but actress Charlize Theron isn't afraid to reveal herself warts and all.

Most memorably she did it with her Oscar-winning turn as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the hit film Monster.

Now the glamorous star is dressing down again for one of this week's big movie releases, North Country, in which she plays a down-at-heel single mum who's beaten by her husband and abused by her male co-workers.

So why is she so intent on transforming from stunning swan to ugly duckling?

"For me, the physical aspect comes from understanding the emotional journey," explains the star, looking a million ...

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