I was nervous meeting Pope: Nicole Scherzinger

Pop star Nicole Scherzinger who went on a romantic trip to Italy with boyfriend Lewis Hamilton recently, was nervous when she met Pope Francis in Italy and could not understand what he was saying.

Pop star Nicole Scherzinger was nervous when she met

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in Italy and could not ­understand what he was saying.

The Your Love singer went on a romantic trip to Italy with boyfriend Lewis Hamilton recently and was lucky enough to meet with the head of the Catholic church in the Vatican City, reported Contactmusic.

“That was emotional for me because my grandfather is a priest. And even though I had no idea what he was saying, it was beautiful. It was like a song. I think Pope Francis is a pretty special Pope. To have been able to just meet him? Wow. I got so ­nervous,” she said.

Read: Nicole Scherzinger quits The X Factor?

The 35-year-old beauty, who reconciled with ­racing driver Hamilton ­following a split in July, has had an on-and-off ­relationship with the hunk for six years but insists she’s now in a great place.