Jessica Alba: 'I'm simply a straightforward young lady': Jessica Alba has revealed that she is different to her media persona. The actress admitted that she has another side to her that is never shown to the public. She explained to The Independent: "I grew up Catholic so I have lots of guilt I can't seem to shake away. I'm really just a simple girl from the suburbs.

"But, a lot of the time, the magazines don't show that side of me. I'm proud of my heritage."The 29-year-old also said that it is important for her to just be herself. She added: "I need to find time to be myself and not to be only a personality part of the business."