(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Dita Von Teese has joked that her love life has included a "cast of characters".

The burlesque star was famously married to Marilyn Manson, but the pair split in 2006 after just a year of matrimony.

Dita has been linked to actor Peter Sarsgaard and is now said to be dating French aristocrat Louis-Marie de Castelbajac.

The raven-haired beauty has laughed off rumours about her colourful love life.

"Definitely if you look at my dating history!" she quipped during an interview with the UK edition of OK! magazine.

"A cast of characters! I like men with a sense of humour, that's vital. I like men that are good at what they do! I like men that are well dressed. I don't look for men who match my style. I like my men and my friends to have their distinctive sense of style.

"I respect that more than anyone who's trying to dress for me."

Dita also discussed her upcoming birthday. The star turns 40 in September and has vowed not to make a big deal of it.

"I don't usually like birthdays because I think it's a little bit embarrassing to celebrate oneself. I always feel a little bit funny: 'Hey, let's have a party about me!'" she joked.

"I do so many events where it feels like my birthday all the time - I get gifts, I have champagne, I have fun. But the 40th birthday party is big, isn't it?" (C) Cover Media