JOHNNY DEPP - DEPP BEGS DAUGHTER TO BECOME A PAINTER

Hollywood star JOHNNY DEPP is urging his daughter LILY-ROSE to become a painter even though she's just six years old.

The proud father surrounded his daughter with paint, canvases and brushes just six months after she was born, in a bid to inspire her to become an artist.

And he's keeping her childish sketches, because he's convinced they'll be valuable when she's a famous painter.

Depp enthuses, "If I had my wish, Lily-Rose would be a painter. That's why I'm keeping her sketches.

"When she was six months old, I held a paintbrush in her hand.

"By the time she was one, I was guiding her hand to paint with acrylics and also showed her how to keep her brushes clean.

"Now she's intrigued by pastels and is going through her 'purple phase'."