Courtney Love's England move

Dec 1, 2006, 13:30 GMT

11/25/2006 - Courtney Love - © Photorazzi

Courtney Love wants to move to England - and is considering buying actor Bob Hoskins' house.

The singer-and-actress, the widow of the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, has a special affection for the UK and is hoping to relocate there permanently.

Love - who is currently in London promoting her new book 'Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love' - has fallen in love with the home of 'Hollywoodland' star Hoskins and wants to make it her own.

She said: "I have been looking at homes in London and am very interested in Bob Hoskins' house, which I recently saw. I might put in an offer as I want to live here."

Love became fond of England after she left home at 15 and travelled around the US, UK and Republic of Ireland living off a trust fund set up for her by her mother Linda Carroll's adoptive parents.

When she was in England, the rocker-and-actress lived for a short time with musician Julian Cope in his Liverpool home after meeting and becoming friends with him.

'The Man on the Moon' actress insists the country will always have a special place in her heart because of the happy memories she has of living there.

She said: "I am an Anglophile and love England so much. I used to live there and always consider myself half English."

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