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"George Clooney may have to start sharing the spotlight!\r\nHis girlfriend, Italian model Elisabetta Canalis, is in talks to appear in a recurring role on the third season of TNT&amp;apos;s drama, Leverage, a source tells UsMagazine.com.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;She&amp;apos;s very excited about the part as well as the chance to break into American television,&amp;quot; the source tells Us.\r\nCanalis -- an Italian TV personality who has had a few acting gigs in her native country -- met with the show&amp;apos;s producers in January to discuss the potential role, which would have her act as a mysterious international secret agent.\r\nAccording to the source, Canalis, 31, has Clooney, 48, to thank for the potential gig.\r\n\r\nHis good friend, Richard Kind, guest stars on Leverage&amp;apos;s second season finale (which airs Wednesday), and helped her connect with the show&amp;apos;s producers.\r\n&amp;quot;He told her what a great experience it was and how much he enjoyed it,&amp;quot; the source says. &amp;quot;So when the opportunity came up, she was thrilled.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAlthough she currently resides in Italy, she is making plans to come stateside to shoot her scenes.\r\n&amp;quot;She knows she&amp;apos;ll be over here to be with George at the Oscars so she&amp;#x2019;s hoping to shoot some of her part then,&amp;quot; the source tells Us.\r\nLeverage&amp;apos;s season finale airs Wednesday at 10 p.m. EST on TNT. The next season is scheduled to premiere this summer."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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