Santa Clarita, California :: Actress Jessica Alba, 25, wears a wig and poses for a portrait while on set filming a segment for the upcoming 2006 MTV Video Music Awards.  Alba hosts the MTV awards, which will be handed out June 3 and air June 8. Bigger pictures in the gallery!

As you prepare, are you adapting to the role of awards-show host? It’s going to be different than the normal MTV Awards. I don’t think it really feels like you’re watching an awards show. Me being involved and being an actor, not really a comedian — but I’m doing comedic stuff — I think it just makes it feel a little different. I’m not a TV personality. I guess it’s more sort of the way when Lindsay Lohan did it.

Do you think this will give people a better perspective of your personality? Yeah! I’m totally excited! Because usually I get hired for movies and I can’t write them, and I have to say what’s already there. This just allows me to have a little bit of input in what I’m doing and show a goofier side — and to play. I am an actress because I like to play. Usually I get to play in more serious roles, but this is fun to do something that’s completely crazy and wild.

How many outfit changes will you get in? Probably four or five. I’m not ridiculous and I’m not a diva. And I really don’t like fitting. Clothes are nice, but to be honest, jeans and T-shirts and boots or sneakers, I’m good to go. Dressing up is fun, but after four changes, I get exhausted.

You played a dancer in “Honey,” so will you be shaking a leg at the MTV Awards? I don’t think so. I offered that up. I said it would be funny if I was hidden as a back-up dancer, but doing it really bad — because I’m not a real dancer. But I think it would distract from the performer.

What can you tell us about the surprises we can expect without giving anything away? I can’t give away any of them! (Except for) the lineup of all the celebrities that are going to be there.

That’s such a cop out. To me the thing that makes the Movie Awards so interesting is the fact that fans get to vote. So nobody knows who the winners are going to be.

Is there any magazine poll of "sexiest" or "best girlfriend material" that you haven’t topped? (Laughs) You know I don’t really keep track of that kind of stuff. I’m usually like, “Oh, that’s nice.” I’m always the last to find those kinds of things out, but I’m really, truly grateful that people show up to the movies that I’m in and tune in to the stuff I’m on.

Manhandled By Jessica Alba?

Los Angeles, CA :: Actress Jessica Alba beat up on a pack of paparazzi for a promo for the 2006 MTV Movie Awards late last week. The 2006 MTV Movie Awards will be filmed June 3 at Sony Picture Studios in Culver City, California and will air June 8 @ 9PM ET/PT. "It’s always a crazy, fun show, and I can’t wait to be right in the middle of the action," said the 25-year-old actress. Jessica Alba is nominated for three awards — sexiest performance for Sin City and best hero and best on-screen team with Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans and Ioan Gruffudd for Fantastic Four.  More pictures in the gallery!

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HOLLYWOOD QUICKIES ::

• Veronica Mars has been renewed for a third season!! A full 22 episodes! [does happy dance]
• Prison Break will begin filming the second season of on June 15 in the Dallas area. The first season was shot around Chicago.
• Justin Timberlake shot the cover art for his new album in front of Hollywood restaurant Memphis as an ode to his hometown.
• The Drowsy Chaperone scores 13 Tony nominations, including best musical.  Wow!  I thought it was good, I didn’t know it was that good!  Very impressive.
• Survivor’s ‘Fat Naked Guy’, aka Richard Hatch, is sentenced to 51 months in prison for tax evasion!  Aras, pay your taxes!!
• The O.C. taped several different endings in order to protect its season finale’s storyline.  Mischa Barton gets killed off in one of them, of course.