Jessica Simpson joins the X-Men

Singing beauty Jessica Simpson has landed a role in the third X-Men movie, just weeks after bagging a part in The Dukes of Hazzard.

The Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica singer has proved to be a huge hit with producers and will play a mutant superhero called Dazzler alongside Hugh Jackman's Wolverine.

A source says: "Jessica sent an audition tape and producers were impressed.

"They will possibly give her a small role in X-Men 3 as a lounge-singer to introduce the character of Dazzler."