Gabriella Cilmi wants to date an older man.

The 19-year-old singer – who is currently single – admits she has a strict list of criteria when looking for a partner, with one of the most essential attributes being prowess in the kitchen.

She said: “I think I have a thing for older men like Robert Downey Jr.

“Tall dark and handsome… someone who cracks me up, makes me laugh, someone intelligent, someone who can cook, I can’t at all… so yes, someone who can cook better than me. That’s very important.”

The ‘Woman On A Mission’ hitmaker even admitted she burst into tears when she met one of her biggest crushes, 56-year-old John Travolta.

She told BANG Showbiz: “I met John Travolta at a Formula 1 event where I sang the national anthem. He was waving the flag at the start of the race and I was crying. The mayor introduced us… John has these really piercing blue eyes. I was just crying, and kept thinking ‘that’s Danny Zucko, that’s Danny Zucko!’ I used to watch ‘Grease‘ over and over again.”

The ‘Sweet About Me’ star would also like to go on a date with Jake Gyllenhaal, ten years her senior, but admitted she’d probably be so nervous she wouldn’t be able to speak to him.

She said: “I can’t wait to see ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’ with Jake Gyllenhaal, he’s pretty fine if I might say so. I probably wouldn’t be able to talk properly though because when I get nervous I can’t construct a sentence.”

Source: BANG Showbiz

Gabriella Cilmi didn’t want to pose topless for a men’s magazine.

The Australian singer – who took part in a raunchy photo shoot with a British magazine in order to promote her new album ‘Ten‘ – admitted she wasn’t expecting to be involved in such raunchy images and regrets the way she was portrayed in the sexy pictures.

She told BANG Showbiz: “The first single from the album is called ‘Woman on a Mission’, it was just kind of getting into character for what I thought the song was about, which is that it’s OK to show off a bit of your body and your curves. Not to the extent that I did in the magazine…

“They removed my top, they didn’t say they were going to do that, so that was a bit of a shock to see myself in that light, I was fed the wrong information, people didn’t keep their promises. I wouldn’t do it again, you can never tell what the outcome’s going to be.”

Despite this, the 19-year-old star – who also posed in the video for the single in a number of revealing outfits – believes she can flash a bit of flesh and still be a good role model.

She said: “It’s cool to be sexy and confident with your body, and I’m setting a good example, I have a real body, yeah I look good.”

Source: BANG Showbiz