Singer JAMES BLUNT and actress EMILY BLUNT wanted to play a prank on the world’s media - by starting a rumour they were feuding relatives.

The You’re Beautiful hitmaker and the Devil Wears Prada star, who are friends but not related, dreamed up a plan to send the gossip mills into overtime, because they are always mistaken for being from the same family.

Emily, 24, says, "James Blunt and I are thinking of starting a rumour in the press that we are actually related but that we hate each other, and neither of us is willing to admit to it.

"He’s a buddy - we talked about it because we both get asked about it all the time. I guess we both have brown hair and blue eyes and are British - of course we’re related."