Quirky songstress Paloma Faith says it feels "dangerous" now that more people recognise her.

The 'Picking Up the Pieces' hitmaker was left shaken recently when a fan made his way past security to meet her backstage.

Faith revealed she handed an access-all-areas backstage pass to an old songwriting friend, who in turn gave it to the man in question.

Speaking to the London Evening Standard magazine, she explained: "I said [to the fan], 'It's lovely to meet you but I'm going to have to ask you to leave.' I was really shaken up. Recently, I can feel that people know who I am and it feels a bit... dangerous.

She added: "I called that guy [the colleague] up and had such a go at him. I think he just thought I was the old happy-go-lucky girl he'd always known, and I still am, but back then there was nobody who might have been weird with me."

Songstress Faith wrapped up her 'Fall to Grace tour' in the UK last month.