Penelope Cruz is finally 'thinking about' getting her driver's licence at the age of 52, thanks for Bono

Penelope Cruz is finally “thinking about” getting her driver's licence at the age of 52.

The Invite actress has a “very deep fear of driving” since her sister was hit by a car when she was a child but when U2’s Bono bought her a car for her birthday in April, she started considering learning to drive.

Speaking on Hot Ones, Penelope explained: “My friend Bono gave me a car for my last birthday.

“He gave me a car and I think that is like the ultimate push to do it. After you get a car from Bono, you don't get your license? How crazy is that? So now I'm thinking about it again, but it's such a deep fear.”

Penelope revealed that her fear of driving is so great, following her sister Monica’s accident, that she hates even getting in to cars.

She said: “Every time I get in a car, I feel like, ‘OK, here we go. Are we going to make it or not?’ My feeling is, Am I going to make it today?'

“I think there is a name for that. They came up with a name recently because there are a lot of people like me.”