Ivana Milicevic

CROATIAN beauty Ivana plays Bond baddie Valenka, who protects 007’s main enemy Le Chiffre. And she is disappointed her character does not get to kiss Bond.

She says: “Unfortunately there is no romance between us. Daniel is awesome - not only is he gorgeous, he’s so tough.

“In America people don’t really know him - but when I saw a picture of Daniel I knew I wanted to work with him.”

Ivana, 32, whose family moved to the US when she was nine, is clearly excited to be involved with the legendary spy. She says: “Being a Bond girl is very physically challenging. I love it. I am really excited about this film. I was really shocked for a week or two after getting the part.”

Even so, it seems she was not as excited as her dad Damir.

She says: “I think he was more thrilled than me that I got the part. He’s a big Bond fan.”

Judging by her lively social life Ivana, who lives in LA, has the perfect attributes for action movies. She says: “I play volleyball, I do yoga, I climb rocks, I jump out of planes, I will do anything!