Alex Reid apparently thinks that he can be the next Johnny Depp.'

The estranged husband of Katie Price made the bold prediction to his new advisors when they asked where he saw himself in five years' time.

"It was a struggle to stifle the giggling when he dropped the Depp-bomb," the Sun quoted a source as saying.

"He genuinely thinks he has the talent to emulate one of the finest, and most successful, actors of all time. It was comedy gold. He's completely deluded," the source added.