Justin Timberlake has confessed he was "infatuated" with fellow pop superstar Britney Spears from the minute he set eyes on her.
Timberlake, 25, first met Spears as a child on US TV show The Mickey Mouse Club. The couple famously became an item years later.
He said: "I was in love with her from the start. Infatuated with her from the moment I saw her."
But Timberlake is determined to keep his personal life with current girlfriend Cameron Diaz private.
He added: "For me this time around it's been important to stay out of the limelight. That's made it more enriching."