United Kingdom, July 18 -- Prince once hid in a bush to speak to Nicole Scherzinger without being seen.

The former Pussycat Dolls singer considered the late Purple Rain hitmaker - who died in April 2016 aged 57 following an accidental overdose - a friend and mentor, and she will never forget a time she and her friends had gone to Las Vegas to see him in concert, only for him to surprise the group before the show by trying to attract his pal's attention without being spotted.

Speaking on Hot Ones, Nicole told host Sean evans: "He's got his show in Vegas, and I'm bringing my girlfriends, and we're super excited to see the show and to see him perform and support him.

"We're out by this pool at this hotel. Me and my girlfriends are like, '...