Lewis Hamilton and Nicole ScherzingerThe Pussycat Dolls have said they checked out Formula One star Lewis Hamilton before he was allowed to date their lead singer Nicole Scherzinger.

Nicole met Lewis at the MTV Europe Music Awards in November 2007 and Nicole has said she thinks he might be ‘The One’.

But her Pussycat Dolls bandmates have said they weren’t so sure at first.

Melody Thornton told the Mirror: “When we found out Lewis was a racing driver we were like, ‘Hold on a minute, he better not be a playboy.’

“So we asked him all sorts. What were his intentions, if he was a nice guy, did he know how to treat her right, did he bring her flowers and pull out chairs on dates?

“We didn’t mess about and gave him a tough time as we do with all new boyfriends. We are very protective of each other - especially when a new guy comes into the fold.”

But needless to say, Lewis passed their tests.

Kimberly Wyatt added: “Lewis is so quiet and well mannered and he makes Nicole happy. We love the fact that he’s British.”