MICHAEL BUBLE - BUBLE'S GIRLFRIEND THOUGHT HE WAS GAY

BUBLE'S GIRLFRIEND THOUGHT HE WAS GAY

MICHAEL BUBLE nearly missed making a love connection with Argentinian girlfriend LUISANA LOPILATO - because the singer spent so long chatting to her male pal, she assumed he was gay.
The Canadian crooner met the actress backstage at his concert in Argentina last November (08) and admits it was love at first sight for him - although the South American stunner needed to be convinced he wasn't pining after her male companion.
He tells Britain's The Sun, "I spotted her in the crowd and thought she was the most beautiful woman I'd ever laid eyes on, but she came backstage with this good-looking dude and I assumed it was her boyfriend. The other problem was that I don't speak Spanish and she had no English. But the guy did, so I just spoke to him. I was a bit nervous because of how beautiful she was.
"The more I drank, the more I made things worse. I was saying to him, 'You're a good-looking dude' and 'You guys are a good-looking couple.' I later found out she was on the phone to her mother the whole time saying, 'Buble's gay. He's hitting on my friend.' She couldn't believe it."
Once the star learned Lopilato was single, he rushed to ask her for a date - and the pair has been inseparable ever since.
Buble, who broke up with actress Emily Blunt last year (08), admits he's happier than ever with Lopilato - except for the fact he isn't very popular in her native Argentina.
He explains, "In South America, she is a massive star and I get the feeling some people - perhaps her fans - don't like me. And the media there have said terrible things about me. It's a shame. I love the place and the people, and she's a great person."