New stars announced for Walk of Fame

Britney Spears, Anthony Hopkins, Kevin Costner and Halle Berry are to be awarded stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Also being honoured next year are Glenn Close, John Singleton and Ted Turner.

The new inductees were announced by Johnny Grant, chairman of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

“There is a favourite on this list for everybody. We have both young and veteran performers and local, national and international stars,” he said.

“The induction ceremonies will generate a lot of excitement for our residents and visitors from around the world.”

Grant said the inductees were chosen from among hundreds of nominations during a meeting last week.

The Walk of Fame was inaugurated in 1960 with more than 2,500 blank stars, and there are still about 350 spaces left.