Oscar winning actress Rachel Weisz has been named as the new face of the Burberry fragrance, London.

The British actress, 35, is currently seven months pregnant and recently won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar at the Academy Awards for her role in �The Constant Gardner�.

Speaking to the Associated Press Weisz said: "I'm British. I grew up with Burberry being the ultimate brand in chic, elegance and history. My granny, the chicest lady I ever knew, had a Burberry raincoat. Now it's a cool and edgy fashion house, too."

Burberry dropped Kate Moss from their advertising campaigns last year after pictures of her allegedly snorting cocaine were published.