Houston gets boost from Horne

Whitney Houston has been given the perfect incentive to overcome her drug troubles once and for all - singing legend Lena Horne wants The Bodyguard star to play her in an upcoming biopic.

Janet Jackson lost Horne's vote to play her when the pop superstar bared her breast at last year's Super Bowl, and now the Stormy Weather singer has given her blessing for troubled Houston to step into her shoes.