Celebrity profile:
Elizabeth Hurley

You are a perfectionist and have high standards for your own work. You often feel that if you want something done right you must do it yourself, for others do not do as thorough a job as you do. Doing a task well is very important to you; you may labour over minute details that others wouldn't bother with. You strive for accuracy, efficiency and precision, and you become very irritable when things are not done correctly.

On the other hand, you can become so much of a perfectionist and so self-critical that you will not even attempt many activities and projects, feeling that your efforts simply won't be good enough. You are usually modest and realistic in assessing what you can accomplish and, if anything, you underestimate yourself. Of course, practice makes perfect; if you do apply yourself diligently in some area, you gradually gain self-confidence as you master skills and develop expertise.

Conserve your energy and pace yourself so that you do not waste or diffuse your efforts. An unwillingness to take risks or venture off the beaten track can sometimes limit your opportunities. You may not aim high enough and settle for too little in life.

You struggle with feelings of discouragement, self-doubt and the sense that life is an uphill battle all the time. You are also prone to try and hide any aggressive or angry feelings. This can lead to chronic resentment and bitterness which actually undermines your goal far more than openly expressing your anger would.

You are capable of immense patience, endurance and quiet, steady efforts to attain your goals and desires. You seem to have to work very hard and without much outside help. But if you can avoid a negative attitude you can achieve something substantial. You are much more effective working for someone else also.

Unlike some who have hopes and fantasies, you are a person who tries to live out these dreams, no matter how impractical or fantastic they seem. You may be more inspired to work for some higher cause than simply for your own personal achievement.

You are very sensitive to the inner qualities of sincerity, honesty, integrity and good will. You notice these qualities (or the lack of them) more quickly than others and bring them up frequently. You are philosophical about life and very perceptive, but may have an exaggerated sense of your own wisdom and depth of understanding of religious, metaphysical, artistic or intuitive subjects.

Sometimes your emotional or romantic interests detract from your professional progress and the achievement of your long-range goals. Friendship with colleagues and especially superiors may be lacking or prove to be a detriment to you in a roundabout way. It seems you must choose either business or pleasure - work or love. These two arenas simply don't go together very well for you.

Section 6: Growth and expansion: areas that you enjoy

You have the ability to see connections between seemingly unrelated ideas or worlds and to bring them together. You excel in any field requiring clear intellect and verbal and communication skills. You have an insatiable curiosity and may read or watch television constantly in order to satisfy your need for mental stimulation. Your mind never stops.

You have a tendency to become overly optimistic about an idea or project and overshoot the mark in your enthusiasm. As a Gemini you are great at stirring up excitement and enthusiasm and others enjoy your company, but try not to be unrealistic in what you can expect from a situation.

You aim high, have great vision and are never satisfied with yourself unless you can achieve your goals in a big way. You are very opportunistic and are always ready to capitalise on a good idea. You utilise contacts with prominent and successful people to advantage and are likely to win yourself an important and lucrative position in life.