Meat Loaf has admitted that he believes in ghosts - and revealed that he once encountered one after thinking that it was a groupie.

Speaking to Shortlist, the singer opened up on his interest in the supernatural, claiming to often speak to ghosts using a special device.

However, he added that he thought he once saw a groupie during the recording sessions of the classic 'Bat Out Of Hell' album - before realising that it must have been a ghost. He said:

"Nah, I've never seen that stuff. But I believe there's something when you die because there are ghosts. I've seen them, I've been around them. Some are just energy left behind, and some are intelligent. I've had conversations with them using a K2 meter, which lets them answer "yes" or "no". I chased one across the room once. And when we were making Bat Out Of Hell I saw a blonde girl in a white dress. I went downstairs and told the guys, "There's a groupie up on the balcony," and they go, "How would she get up there?" Everybody went up and no one was there."