Usher: Naomi's special

Usher has spoken for the first time about his relationship with catwalk queen Naomi Campbell.

The r'n'b star, 26, said: 'Naomi is a beautiful woman and I like her a lot. It's too early to talk about love because for that you need time but we have a real special relationship.'

He insisted the age gap with the 33-year-old model was not important, adding: 'I like older women. With an older woman there are many things you can learn.'

The pair have seeing each other for three months after meeting at the Fashion Rocks concert in New York.

Usher said: 'It was like I was hit by a lightning bolt - the next night I asked her out. It was great to have her striding towards me with that walk of hers and ending up in my arms.'