HE'S not who we'd ask for home makeover tips - but Hollywood's Johnny Depp has been picking Keith Richards' brain for interior design advice.
Linda Barker busy then, Johnny?
The actor has demanded that his trailer be transformed into a Moroccan harem on the set of his new film Sweeney Todd. Producers at Pinewood Studios have splashed out a staggering £20,000 carrying out a massive overhaul of his accommodation.
Johnny is a huge fan of Keith - the inspiration for his Captain Jack Sparrow character in Pirates Of The Caribbean. The guitar legend even has a small role in the third instalment of the swashbuckling trilogy.
The Rolling Stone fell in love with all things Moorish during the swinging 60s.
He is famed for decking out his hotel and dressing rooms with vibrant North African fabrics, candles and low lighting.
Now Johnny's off-set gaff teams (as we designer types say) luxurious drapes from Morocco with dozens of candles and several hubbly-bubbly pipes.
And we don't know what the actor will be smoking but he has asked for a coffee machine that "isn't complicated to use".
Our set source says: "There were a few raised eyebrows when producers heard his trailer demands for his trailer were. But no expense has been spared with the best quality drapes we could find, the pipes and a selection of flavoured tobacco for them."
Perhaps the most important detail is that the size of his trailer eclipses that of a certain other superstar.
Our source continues: "Johnny was upset that Vince Vaughn - who is at Pinewood to shoot Fred Claus - is renting the house in South West London that he wanted.
"So to make him feel better, Johnny asked that his trailer is bigger than Vince's, which is only a few yards away.
"We've given him the biggest one to make him happy."
Now that he's happy with his housing, Johnny is busy getting ready for his role as the demon barber Todd.
The 43-year-old is said to be practising by making cut-throat gestures with real razors.
But our source adds: "We were worried after the trailer requests that he may be a bit of a diva, but he is really laidback and chilled."
The musical - which also stars Helena Bonham Carter - is directed by her fiance Tim Burton who has worked with Johnny before on films including Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.
Let's hope Johnny isn't taking any singing tips from croaky Keith!
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