Six Degrees: Cilla Black to Prince

To survive in the cut-throat world of fame, celebrities must be able to reinvent themselves. Cilla Black started her career as a '60s songbird alongside the likes of Dusty Springfield and Lulu. Children of the '80s, however, will be more familiar with her from dating game show Blind Date. Purple-loving Prince also has a knack for shifting his image. Over the years he's adopted several different monikers, including an unpronounceable symbol! DS heads from Merseyside to Minneapolis to connect this unlikely pair.

Cilla Black to... Barry Manilow - She may not have recorded an album of new material in 15 years, but Cilla's Through The Years LP proved that she could still attract big-name collaborators. The 1993 record contained duets with Dusty Springfield, Cliff Richard and Barry Manilow, who crooned the Liverpool football anthem 'You'll Never Walk Alone' with our Cilla.

Barry Manilow to... Kelsey Grammer - Barry got his showbiz start attending the prestigious Julliard School in New York. Another famous alumnus of the performing arts institution is Kelsey Grammer, who later found fame as the pompous but lovable sitcom character Frasier Crane. Kelsey is currently on the road back to health after suffering a heart attack.


Kelsey Grammer to... Jane Seymour - To say Kelsey has suffered misfortune is something of an understatement. He experienced tragic deaths in his family as a young man and, prior to his heart worries, he had to be evacuated from his Malibu home last year due to the California wildfires. Another star forced to flee? Jane Seymour.


Jane Seymour to... Thom Yorke - As strange as it sounds, Dr Quinn has had a hand in rock 'n' roll history. Jane rented her Bath home to Radiohead, who subsequently recorded their iconic album OK Computer at the house. It's frequently referred to as one of the greatest records of all time, but has Jane ever felt the urge to sing along to 'Paranoid Android'?

Thom Yorke to... Prince - Radiohead's Thom Yorke is linked to The Purple One by the track 'Creep'. Prince performed a version of the group's signature tune at the Coachella festival, which Yorke described as "hilarious". He was mystified when Prince had video footage of the song pulled from YouTube. Yorke said: He's blocked it? Surely we should block it. Tell him to unblock it. It's our song."