Nicki Minaj may have only just made it over to London last week, but one UK star has already caught her attention. 

Speaking to newspaper Daily Star during her trip to England's capital city, the 'Right Thru Me' rapper said:

“I heard about Jessie J because she said in an interview that she wanted me on her single."

“I checked her out afterwards, and I fell in love with her, the tone of her voice and everything.”

Minaj also admitted that despite Cheryl Cole's appearance on her track 'Check It Out', they have never actually met each other:

"As far as Cheryl goes, I have never met her and I didn’t know that she was going to be on the record or in the video. She was put on afterwards."

“But I’ve heard so much about her. She seems so lovely and wonderful and bubbly, so I would love to get to know more about her.”

Watch Nicki Minaj getting ready for an interview in London here: