Well, just leaning forward and taking my clothes off, can you see this? [Virginia indicates her t-shirt, which says "Alien of extraordinary ability"]. I�ve been a very very patient girl and it has taken me a year to get my work papers for America.

I�ve actually been over here for a year, but it�s been illegal for me to work, so I�ve been doing nothing except conventions. It�s been great because I�ve had a chance to meet fans, from all over the world - I cannot tell you how awesome that�s been for me because I�m one of these actors that actually loves the fans.

I�m always getting into trouble for it because a lot of the time you�re encouraged to be isolated to a certain extent. Apparently it helps with merchandising if you�re unattainable and you�re a god-like figure and not approachable. I get in there with everyone and I love it, and so I�ve had a great opportunity to meet everyone.

That�s the only thing that legally I could do, I could make personal appearances and sell my autograph. So I�ve just got my work papers six weeks ago, and strangely enough, my Green Card application was approved under the petition heading �Alien of extraordinarily ability� � I laughed myself stupid.

I thought it was a joke, so I rang [my lawyer] up and said "You�re kidding, that�s hilarious" he said "What�s hilarious?" because he had no sense of humour. I said "Alien of extraordinary ability, did you have that printed up?, the certificate you sent me, it�s hilarious!"

He said "What are you talking about?" and I said, "I got the mock certificate you sent in the mail and it says the Government of America has approved your Green Card under the heading of [Alien of extraordinary ability]"

He said "You twit, alien of extraordinary ability, means - [you�re] alien, [because] you�re Australian, extraordinary ability is the type of visa that I�ve filled out for you. It�s one where you have to prove that you�re at the top of your field in your own country and legally they have to use those terms, it�s got nothing to do with Zhaan, you twit."

So I am now, as of six weeks ago, officially named by the United States immigration services, an alien of extraordinary ability. So now for the first time I�m able to audition in America, and I�ve been inundated with sci fi scripts - I�m going crazy with them. Funnily enough I�ve been sent a lot of vampire scripts as well, I suppose because of being tall and busty with all the hair.

I don�t know that I�ll be doing vampire [stories], but you�ll be seeing me, believe me, you�ll be seeing me, I don�t know in what yet, but I�m not going to go away.

I look forward to it.

Thank you. And "Hi" to everybody in England. I used to live in England for twenty-seven years and I love you all. Hi the Beeb!