Pixie Lott was so introverted before she went to school her family worried she may never speak. “We were really worried about her when she was little,” her mother told Britain’s The Sun newspaper. “We thought something was wrong but it turned out she was just painfully shy. She didn’t really start talking until she went to school. I thank her stage school Italia Conti for drawing her out of herself.”

The “Mama Do (Uh Oh Uh Oh)” singer may have learned to deal with her nerves, but she has also had to grasp other skills since becoming famous - including dealing with unwanted admirers. The 19-year-old beauty recently had to politely decline The Wrestler actor Mickey Rourke‘s advances.

“He was lovely but he’s old enough to be my dad,” Lott said. “I don’t have a boyfriend but there are a couple of options. I really don’t have time for a man, though. I’m too busy. If I did meet someone, it would be easier if they weren’t famous.”

Unfortunately, potential suitors will have to wait a while. Pixie is set to reach #1 in the UK with her second single, “Boys and Girls,” this weekend.