Self-styled Basildon blonde Denise Van Outen has found herself in the headlines recently after BBC bosses reportedly approached her for a role in EastEnders. The soap producers could face an uphill battle to get her because the presenter and actress already turned down an offer to play an Albert Square "tart with a heart" in 2005. Burly comic Jack Black will probably find himself crossed off the Pitt/Jolie Christmas card list after he unwittingly revealed that the Hollywood power couple are expecting twins. Poor old Jack let slip the news while he was being interviewed with Angelina on US television.

Using six degrees of separation, DS connects glamorous Denise to slacker Jack via a Dancing On Ice winner and a couple of '80s crooners.

Denise Van Outen to... Suzanne Shaw - After a stuttering start to her post-Big Breakfast acting career, Denise found success in the West End version of Chicago playing the villainous Roxie Hart. In total 23 actresses, including Ashlee Simpson and Jennifer Ellison, have taken on the role in London. The latest incarnation comes in the form of ex-Hear'Say singer and Dancing On Ice victor Suzanne Shaw.

Suzanne Shaw to... Lionel Richie - It seems like an eternity ago, but Shaw's group Hear'Say were unavoidable following their formation on reality programme Popstars. Back in 2001 they even had their own Saturday night show called Hear'Say It's Saturday!. During the short-lived ITV show the group got to perform with several well-known celebs (Bradley Walsh! Joe Pasquale!!), with the highlight for those fresh-faced popsters surely being their appearance with Lionel Richie.

Lionel Richie to... Huey Lewis - Lionel Richie has the strange distinction of being nominated for the same Oscar twice. In 1986 he found he was competing with himself for the best original song Academy Award! His tracks from the films The Colour Purple and White Nights (the eventual winner) beat off competition from Huey Lewis & The News's Back to the Future classic 'The Power of Love'.

Huey Lewis to... Seth Rogen - Could this summer see a Huey Lewis revival? If Seth Rogen has his way then it just might be 'Hip to Be Square' again. The comedy actor has recruited Huey to record the theme tune for his stoner comedy Pineapple Express. The film's director explained: "We told him that we wanted a theme song that told the plot of the movie and said the title a lot. It's very '80s-inspired."

Seth Rogen to... Jack Black - To see how fast Seth Rogen's career has taken off you need only look back four years to Anchorman. Seth is credited as "Eager Cameraman" in the news room comedy yet a couple of years later he finds himself leading the cast of smash hit Knocked Up. Among Anchorman's other alumni is Jack Black. The whirlwind comic famously cameoed as a PETA-angering biker who drop-kicked Ron Burgundy's dog into a river.