Nicole Scherzinger will always regret turning down the chance to meet her idol Michael Jackson, because she snubbed the rendezvous in favour of an early night.
The Pussycat Dolls star received a phone call from her pal will.i.am several years ago, inviting her to join him while he was recording late at night with the pop superstar.
Scherzinger rejected the offer and opted to go to bed early instead, and now admits she is furious that she missed her only chance to meet Jackson before his untimely death in 2009.
She tells Britain's Capital FM, "(I regret missing) the opportunity to meet Michael Jackson. My friend will.i.am was working with him. He said, 'Come on I want you to meet Michael.'
"It was late and I had to get up early next day and make sure my voice was OK. I missed the opportunity. That's what I lost."