London, March 11 : Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt has been roped in to play a hooker with a heart of gold in a new TV movie.

"It's sort of like Erin Brockovich in a brothel," she said.

Hewitt's boyfriend, Jamie Kennedy, is excited about the actress' new hard-hitting role, reports imdb. com. "It's time for her to start showing everyone what I already know," he added.(IANS)