Summer Hot Spot: Down Under!

Mischa Barton, Nick Lachey and others find out what's up Down Under as they work and play in Australia. By Caryn Midler

'FAMOUS' FACE

In Sydney, Barton caught the opening night of Cirque du Soleil's Varekai (left), and the next day got down to work. She filmed a commercial for local celebrity magazine Famous at Altona, a private mansion that's hosted such A-listers as Naomi Watts, Bono and Heath Ledger (at a cost of AU$40,000 a week).