New Delhi, Mar 26 : Hollywood actress Eva Mendes has been named the Global Pleasure ambassador of Magnum ice Cream.

According to Starpulse, the `Hitch' star has been recruited by Magnum ice-cream company to work alongside the firm's Professor of Pleasure, who will be conducting the world's largest study into the causes of happiness, reports the China Daily.

"I''m really happy to be Magnum''s Pleasure Ambassador because I am a huge chocolate fan," Mendes said.

"And I''m also a big pleasure seeker and believe in guiltless pleasure. If you''re going to do it then just enjoy every second of it, life''s too short," Mendes added.

The actress is also set to host a Pleasure Summit in Europe next month. (ANI)