Darren Day, the new star of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, says that the reputation he gained in the English tabloids as a ladies' man resulted from his penchant for dating a string of high-profile women.

'Actually, I only had two girlfriends who were starring in soap operas but the media perceived it as if I was dating dozens.' Darren, however, says he doesn't really mind having such a reputation.

'There are worst things to be called,' he jokes. 'And actually it gives me an edgier image. Once they tar you with a brush, it sticks,' he says. But he has a steady girlfriend at the moment, soap actress Tracy Shaw, whom he has been with for a year.