NEW YORK — Jessica Biel, The “Total Recall” actress — who is engaged to Justin Timberlake — says penning her own verses helps her stay in touch with her spiritual side. She said: “I like being able to write when I find the time to get into it. “I love reading poetry and I've written poetry myself since I was in school. “It's very calming and spiritual to be able to get in touch with emotions and states of mind to write poetry.” As well as writing, the 30-year-old beauty — who scaled Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in January 2010 to raise awareness of environmental issues — loves spending time outdoors, which she believes stems from her upbringing. She added in an interview with The Sun newspaper: “My father was always telling me to go outside and appreciate nature. “I was raised by hippie kind of parents and the wild and open spaces were something I was taught to value. I had a really great childhood and I still love being outdoors and having a healthy respect for nature.” — Agencies
