Dated Josh Brolin. [Oct. 1999 - Oct. 2001] Dated Matt Damon. [1997] Dated Taylor Hawkins. She was raised in Barbados. Attended finishing schools in Paris and Grenoble. Her sister, Kate Driver, is a model. Has a tattoo of a rose on her right hip. Worked as a jazz singer and guitarist in London. Had her appendix removed. [August 2000] Officially announced her engagement to boyfriend, actor Josh Brolin. [April 2001] Announced she and Josh Brolin had broken up. [October 2001] Appeared in a Halifax Building Society advert as a mum at school gates. Claims that one of the reasons why she and ex-fiance Josh Brolin broke-up is due to Brolin's step-mother, Barbra Streisand, constantly trying to take charge of her wedding. Completed her debut album, 'Everything I've Got In My Pocket' (2004). Trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, whose alumni include Terence Stamp, Julia Ormond, Rupert Friend, Angela Lansbury, Matthew Goode, Sue Johnston, Hugh Bonneville and Julian Fellowes. The name Minnie was a childhood nickname. She was inspired to act after being bowled over by Meryl Streep in "Sophie's Choice"