| ASTRALLY | Star turned friend of the stars (8) |
| ICEMAN | Maverick's rival-turned-friend, in the "Top Gun" series |
| ATHERTON | Mike _, cricket star turned TV pundit (8) |
| STALLONE | Rocky star turned 75 (8) |
| BURTDRAW | TV Batman co-star-turned-gunslinger? |
| KIMWILDE | '80s pop star turned garden expert (3,5) |
| LADYBIRD | One of a loveliness of spotted goldings emblematic of children's books and, formerly, Woolworths clothes - a gardener's friend of the insect world, whose nomenclature Coccinellidae means "clad in scar |
| BRUMMELL | English fashion trendsetter and friend of the Prince of Wales who died in poverty in France in 1840 (4,8) |
| FAUSTIAN | Crazy aunt, as if like a friend of the Devil? (8) |
| JONATHAN | _ Cheban, friend of the Kardashians and 2016 CBB contestant (8) |
| TRAVOLTA | Great friend of the late Kirstie Alley, John _ (8) |
| SEINFELD | Sitcom in which George Costanza is a friend of the title character (8) |
| OLSEN | The surname of twins Ashley and Mary-kate, the child TV stars turned fashion designers (5) |
| ADDISON | The Thick Of It star turned director, Chris - - - (7) |
| AVON | New star turned up in the river (4) |
| JERRYSEINFELD | Brooklyn-born comic & mega sitcom star turned 65 (5,8) |
| TAKEI | "Star Trek" star-turned-activist |
| BALEN | Former rap star turned Prime Minister of Nepal. (First name) (5) |
| GRACE | Nicole Kidman biopic about a film star turned princess, ___ of Monaco (5) |
| KARA | ___ Lawson, W.N.B.A. star-turned-coach for the Boston Celtics |
