Kevin Federline has signed up to guest star in a few episodes of teen US drama One Tree Hill, it has been revealed.

Britney Spears' ex-husband will play a cocky rock singer in the next series, according to a publicist, and his appearance will follow from his cameo on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation last year.

The Channel 4 show will 'fast-forward' in the next series and will show the characters four years in the future after their college years.

Federline is due to start filming his scenes in North Carolina, where the show, is set later this week.