A Crystal Palace restaurant is becoming a showbiz haunt after two Hollywood stars started eating there.

The discreet eatery shares a road with two fried chicken restaurants, a number of discount stores and a couple of builders' cafes.

Hardly the sort of place you would expect to be a chosen haunt for famous faces.

But there is something about Lorenzo's Pizza Restaurant in Crystal Palace that has attracted the attention of one A-list couple in particular.

Former Big Breakfast TV presenter-turned actress Kelly Brook and her fiance, Chicago-born Hollywood actor Billy Zane, 40, were recently spotted dining in the Westow Hill restaurant.

Roberto, a waiter, said: "I recognised them both. Kelly is a regular customer. I've only been here for two months but I've seen her six or seven times.

"This time she brought Billy with her and all the customers were looking at him he was a cool guy, very friendly.

"We've also had other actors from EastEnders and other programmes in here we're building up a reputation."

Her favourite cheeseburgers may not be on the menu but Dulwich-based Kelly, 26, who was once voted the world's sexiest woman by readers of lads' mag FHM, took the opportunity to test the claim on the restaurant's website that it has a "fine reputation for delicious Italian food."

One onlooker who spotted the couple's recent visit to the restaurant said: "When she first walked in I thought where do I know her from?' I thought it might be from a mother and baby group but I realised it was Kelly Brook and she was stunning in real life.

"I had my back to her but my friend said she ordered a green salad among other things and she didn't just nibble on her lettuce leaf.

"We were very surprised to see them there. Although it is a great restaurant it is not somewhere we would expect to see Hollywood stars."

Former Titanic actor Zane and Brook fell in love on the set of their recently released film, Three, and are planning to get hitched in Greece this year.

The film failed to impress reviewers and was more memorable for the couple's failed bid to get nude scenes axed from the final cut.