Actress Olivia Wilde is glad her husband kept his royal identity from her on their first dates - because she would never have believed he was an Italian prince.
The House star is wed to Tao Ruspoli, whose family was given noble titles by the Pope, and that officially makes her a princess.
But she's glad her real-life Prince Charming didn't use his title as a chat-up line.
She says, "I probably would have been totally turned off; I think that's awfully cheesy."
Wilde admits she struggled to believe Ruspoli when he eventually told her about his family secret - but a trip to meet his family made her realise he was telling the truth.
She explains, "I went to visit his family in Italy and it became quite clear that he was a prince - there's the castle (and) it has a moat. The moat sold me... It's pretty amazing. It's a very old place."
Wilde, who wed Ruspoli in 2003, is now hoping for her royal title to kick in: "I hope maybe one day I'll get a free parking space or a dinner reservation."
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