With The Dark Knight about to rocket into UK cinemas, there's good reason to have a Christian Bale-centric Six Degrees Of Separation. The Welsh-born thesp is someone who's always seemed to be a tad reluctant to embrace the limelight, despite the fact that he's plastered all over magazine covers at the moment. On the other hand, '90s rap sensation and showman Vanilla Ice relished his (albeit brief) time as a superstar. With albums galore and an extensive list of film and TV appearances, you can never avoid Ice.

Christian Bale to... Jake Gyllenhaal - Christian beat Jake Gyllenhaal to win the role of the Caped Crusader in Batman Begins. With Jake in the part, Batman's battles with Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight would've had an intriguing Brokeback twist. Playing opposite his own sister Maggie, the superhero's new love interest, would've been a bit weird too!

Jake Gyllenhaal to... Patrick Swayze - Jake first shot to prominence as a troubled teen with visions of the apocalypse in the head-tripping Donnie Darko. Along with a soundtrack including the likes of Tears For Fears, Echo And The Bunnymen and Duran Duran, the appearance of Patrick Swayze as a sinister motivational speaker gave the film a nostalgic '80s sheen.

Patrick Swayze to... Claire Sweeney - After starting his career as a dancer, it was always inevitable that Patrick would make his way onto the West End stage. His London theatre debut came in 2006 when he starred opposite ex-Brookside resident Claire Sweeney in Guys & Dolls. As a stage school graduate, surely Claire must a few celebrity connections?

Claire Sweeney to... Naomi Campbell - The Italia Conti Academy, like the Brit School, is best described as a training camp for future celebs. Claire passed through its doors as a youngster, as did a certain supermodel by the name of Naomi Campbell. Studying ballet at the school obviously helped Naomi bring some fleet-footed elegance to the catwalk later on in her career.

Naomi Campbell to... Vanilla Ice - Long before her Terminal 5 troubles, Naomi made a few steps into the world of pop music. Her debut album Baby Woman didn't set the charts on fire here but in Japan it shifted over 1 million copies. Just prior to that the supermodel sang with Vanilla Ice (Robert Van Winkle to his mum) on the single from his movie Cool As Ice.