Anne-Marie got “slapped in the face” by a shark

She said: “Exciting activities are a must when I’m on holiday.

“When I was on tour in South Africa with Rudimental we got in a cage to see sharks.

“It was freezing cold and one of the sharks came really close. It swam past then slapped me in the face with its tail. I was in shock.

“Over the next week we climbed up Table Mountain and went on safari. It was an incredible experience; I had never been so close to a giraffe.”

The 29-year-old pop star has been practising karate since she was a child and would love to go to Japan to study the martial art in even more depth.

She said: “The culture in Japan is quite different to the UK. I think that the people there are brought up to be more respectful than we are here and the whole country is more colourful than any other place I have visited.

“The people there love their health and fitness.

“I’m a black belt in karate and have been learning since I was nine. I would like to have a karate trip there in the future to see where the sport originated, learn more and get really in-depth.

“It would probably be like learning from scratch again.”

Anne-Marie’s love of karate took her to Las Vegas for a competition when she was younger, and she had an amazing time, even though she couldn’t enjoy the things the city is famous for.

She told the Sunday Times newspaper: “When I travelled with my karate club it was mostly in the UK, but I did visit Las Vegas for the World Championships. I was 11 or 12, too young to be in the casinos and do most of the things the city is famous for, so I just wandered around and experienced life outside.

“I found it amazing to see the fountains playing music and the rollercoasters coming out of hotel rooms.”