Mollie King had "no idea" who David Gandy was when she first met him.
The Saturdays singer - who has been dating the Dolce & Gabanna model since April - confessed her bandmates had to tell her who he was, which was a good thing as the blonde beauty would have been "star-struck" had she known who she was talking to.
Mollie explained: "We met a while ago at a fashion party when a friend introduced us. My first thought was that he seemed a really nice guy. The girls were like, 'Do you know who you were talking to, Moll?'
"When I first met him I had no idea who he was, which is probably a good thing otherwise I'd have got all star-struck!"
While the 24-year-old star is now happily loved-up with the hunky model, she admitted she wanted to remain single for a while after splitting from boyfriend of two years, Andy Brown, in February.
But luckily David has settled in well with Mollie's family.
She added to Company magazine: "On our first date we went out for dinner but kept it low-key. I actually wanted to be single for a while, having just come out of a two-year relationship and being heartbroken.
"I get on with David like a best friend, but it helps that I fancy him too! When he met my friends and family, to them it was just me bringing home my new boyfriend. I told him, if you get in with Mum, you'll be fine. Luckily, she really liked him!"
