Jessica Alba might be a glamorous actress living a rich, jet-set lifestyle now. But British newspaper The Daily Mail reveals life was not always so straightforward for the beauty.

“My dad made $14,000 a year working in the air force; he now works as an estate agent. My mum worked at a youth center, a clothing store and at McDonald’s,” Jessica revealed. “For a long time we lived on air force bases in government housing, then when I was nine we moved to Los Angeles into my grandparents house.

We have updated the photo gallery with new pictures from Jessica Alba’s Rome photocall on Friday. There are 47 new HQ images of the gorgeous actress in Italy promoting her new movie Fantastic Four 2:

Click here to go to the Rome photocall gallery!

Here’s photos of Jessica Alba in Rome earlier on a photocall to promote Fantastic Four 2:

We’ve added 27 photos of Jessica Alba at a media event to promote her appearance on the cover of the July 2007 edition of Seventeen Magazine:

Here’s an excellent interview with Jessica Alba that appeared in yesterday’s edition of the Melbourne Herald Sun in Australia:

YOU say you are overworked, it’s time for a break. What will you do?

I might go to Europe on holiday, I’m not really sure how long, or where. I know I’ll be in France for a little while. I’m just feeling it out.

You interviewed your Fantastic Four co-star Chris Evans for a magazine, and he said he takes film jobs so the other six months of year he can travel and learn. Is that how you look at it too?

Jessica Alba appeared on MTV’s TRL show yesterday (June 6, 2007) to promoting “Fantastic Four 2″. Visit the gallery for some pics of the appearance:

Jessica Alba has been seemingly everywhere lately working her ass off promoting the new Fantastic Four movie. From television interviews, to appearances at NASCAR, the actress sure knows how to earn her paycheck when it comes to doing more than her share of promotional activities.

In these HQ photos below, Jessica was out in New York signing autographs and meeting her growing legions of fans:

Jessica Alba gave the Bombay Times an exclusive interview yesterday. In it she spoke of the challenges acting in a superhero movie, her ideal man, and revealed she will never pose nude in any movie scene. Here is the interview:

What’s the most challenging part of acting in a superhero film?

It’s really exciting. When I was a kid, I always fantasised about being a superhero. And now, I am one! What’s challenging is the fact that, at the end of the day, you have to realise that it’s all just in the imagination. It’s not real. So I have to slip out of my role as easily as I slip into it.

Jessica Alba got to meet the great Jack Nicholson at the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles this past Sunday, and she seemed to be having a great time in these photos posing for photographers:

The sexy actress was joined by girl pal Cameron Diaz who, in the pictures, appears very flirtacious with the star of classic movie The Shining.

You can see all t15 pictures of Jessica at this event in the photo gallery here!

Jessica Alba attended a pre-MTV Movie Awards show yesterday in Los Angeles. Not only is Jessica beautiful, and a talented actress, but she’s going to make a great mother someday too. Check out some of the pictures in our gallery to see why:

All 15 pictures taken from this event are available here!