Rocker Gene Simmons is the latest celebrity to sign up for a guest role in hit US TV show Ugly Betty.

The Kiss frontman is rumoured to be playing the father of Mode magazine receptionist Amanda, but has refused to confirm exactly what his role will entail.

He says: “I’m shooting Ugly Betty - not the character, the show. Can’t tell you just yet who I’m playing or what it’s about. But it might give you a chuckle.”

Actress Helena Bonham Carter struggled through dancing scenes in new movie musical Sweeny Todd because she was three months pregnant with director Tim Burton’s child.

To make matters worse, her dancing partner, Johnny Depp, didn’t know how to waltz.

But the brave Brit battled through headaches and morning sickness to shoot the scenes because she promised Burton she could take on the challenging role of Mrs Lovett.

Rocker Billy Joel has spent $11.6mbuying the house next door to his $16.75m New York mansion.

Just six months after surprising wife Katie Lee by splashing out on his first home in Sagaponack, Long Island in June, Joel has paid almost as much for the place next door.

Joel and Lee’s newest pad boasts three bedrooms and two bathrooms.