"Hah! I always tried never to do that to my fans. There's way to thin a line between starstruck and vulnerable. And if you're too down to earth girls get all wrapped up in why you're a superstar and they're not and how they must have something fundamentally wrong with them." She finishes off her coffee and uses a spoon to get the last of the sugary syrup out of the bottom of it. "Every single thing about being a TV star is managing other people's egos, or the lack thereof."

She chuckles back. "Well, I once recorded a demo of a club dance version of Aretha's 'Respect'. Does that count?"