Cameron Diaz reveals tough streak

Don’t mess with Cameron Diaz.

She may be the biggest earning actress in Hollywood, but she’s got a tough streak earned during her schooldays in a very rough suburb of Long Beach, about 20 miles south of LA.

Her school was right in the middle of a gang area and Diaz used to carry a long hairpin for protection.

Nicknamed “Skelator” because of her skinny frame and her love of heavy metal music, she was also a cheerleader.

That didn’t stop her beating up a couple of boys who tried to cause her grief.

Now the Charlie’s Angel has found a new film that’s right up her street - she’s starring in X-Girls, about a team of former Playboy Playmates who competed in the Eco-Challenge contest in the jungle two years ago. It’s due out early next year.