Ariana Grande reveals who made her starstruck: 'My throat dried up'

Vocal sensation Ariana Grande has revealed that while she doesn't get starstruck very often, there was one occasion that left her feeling as though she wouldn't be able to get through her performance.

Speaking to the Mirror Online, the hitmaker confessed that singing in front of the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, made her incredibly nervous:

"My throat dried up. I was right in front of President Obama and I thought, 'How am I going to get through this?'"

She joked: "I've performed Whitney Houston's 'I Have Nothing' in all the gay bars of New York ' that and all those diva anthems, but this was different."

The star went onto add that getting to tour the White House was an amazing experience and one that she won't forget:

"I learned a lot. I got a tour and peeked in the Oval Office. But one of the coolest things was seeing the dish sets from every President. They have each one's framed. It says a lot about each President, what they wanted their dishes to look like. Such a cute thing."

Watch footage of Grande's Victoria's Secret performance below: