The OC star Mischa Barton found her perfect Los
Angeles home with a little help from the paparazzi who stalk her
daily.
The actress
looked at several homes before picking the right one and said no
to all of them - if the snapper pests that follow her everywhere
could get too close.
She explains, "I
was pretty specific with what I was looking for - it had to
be gated and private."
"There were so
many cool houses that I saw but, as I was driving to look at
them, I noticed photographers were following me all the way
to the driveway."
Her
ever-present paparazzi 'friends' are also making Barton, 19, hold
back from taking her driving test.
She
adds, "The last thing I needed to be doing was driving around
Hollywood, being chased around by paparazzi."
