London, Mar 19 : Hollywood actress Mischa Barton will be gaining weight for the role of a supermodel in a forthcoming show.

According to reports, Barton was firmly told by the show bosses that she would get to play the role in the show only if she got rid of her skinny frame.

"The producers are very mindful that their target audience is teenage girls so it''s important to not send out the wrong message, " the Daily Express quoted a source as saying.

Washington, Mar 10: Mischa Barton has ended her relationship with Luke Pritchard.

The ‘O. C.’ star took to her blog to announce she has split from her boyfriend of about three months.

"Things just didn''t feel quite right," People quoted Barton, 23, as stating on her blog.

"There was no cheating or anything terrible, the bad just started to outweigh the good and a long distance relationship is never an easy thing to do,” she added.

The pair began dating in December.

"I''m very lucky," Pritchard of the English indie rock group The Kooks told the UK''s Daily Mirror at the time.

New Delhi, March 10: Mischa Barton has no qualms about dropping her clothes onscreen if the script requires it.

The 23-year-old actress, who has previously shed her layers in 2006''s ''The Oh in Ohio'' and 2009s ''Closing the Ring'', revealed what mattered more was the way nudity was handled, reports China Daily.

She said: "Doing nudity doesn''t bother me. It all comes down to whether I trust the director or not."

The former ‘O. C.’ star added that her parents, on the other hand, had their reserves about her profession.

She added: "My mom and dad are still a bit confused and cautious about what I do.

London, Feb 25: After her recent weight loss sparked fears for her health, Brit actress Mischa Barton has decided to go online and reassure her fans that it was all due to a balanced diet and exercise.

Barton, 23, who was photographed sporting a skinny frame, insisted that there was nothing wrong with her health, and that the new look was all because of her recently adopted clean living habits.

"Just so you guys know, I''m happier and healthier than ever. Things are really well in Mischa world and I''ve just been watching what I eat," the Daily Express quoted her as having written on her blog.

New Delhi, Feb 20 : `The O. C.' star Mischa Barton has revealed that Pilates is the secret behind her slim frame.

She said: "For me, it''s all about Pilates recently. I''m obsessed with Pilates. I think it''s so fun."

The 23-year-old actress had recently sparked concerns for her health after displaying an increasingly thin physique, reports the China Daily.

Mischa hit out at critics of her weight loss, insisting she has never embarked on faddy diets or extreme exercise regimes.

London, Feb 3 : Lead vocalist of Brit band `The Kooks' Luke Pritchard has ended the brief fling he was having with The O. C. star Mischa Barton.

The two had begun dating in December last year, but Pritchard decided to quit after Barton begged him to visit her at her home in Paris.

"She was really smitten. They'd been on nights out in London and really got on. But when she suggested he visit Paris he got cold feet," the Sun quoted a source as saying.