London, Oct 3 (IANS) Hollywood actress Christina Ricci says that she is scared of plants.

The 30-year-old actress admits she can’t even go near a plant at someone’s house because the soil makes her feel ‘dirty’.

‘They are dirty! If I have to touch one, then it freaks me out. Honestly, I can’t go near them,’ contactmusic.com quoted her as saying.

The ‘Speed Racer’ star also struggles in the kitchen and admits she can only cook two dishes.

‘I can cook about two things. I can boil hot water for the only pasta I can make. I blame my career, actors work crazy schedules and we are away so often. I just don’t have the time to learn how to make stuff. But I need to, when you get back home after shooting there is always a great desire to create some kind of normalcy,’ she said.