Jennifer Ellison has struck up a friendship with fellow actress Minnie Driver on the set of new flick Phantom Of The Opera. And Jennifer reveals that Minnie is also planning a pop career.

“Her stuff is kind of like Sheryl Crow,” explains the beautiful star. “It’s really different. It’s great. You’ll be surprised.”

In fact lantern-jawed Minnie, 34, has just signed a GBP1m deal with EMI Records and will release her debut single, Everything I’ve Got In My Pocket in September.

“She actually played a lot of her stuff to me when we were on set,” continues Jennifer, whose new single, Bye Bye Boy has just been released. “She’s got an amazing voice.”