Mr Hudson tells ITN he’s still getting used to being in the spotlight and explained what he and Rihanna were up to in Venice. Asked if he’d be contributing to Rihanna’s album, Mr Hudson responded, “I haven’t been asked yet, but I guess I just need to throw my hat in the ring. I’ll be honest I’m kind of shy with her, but we bonded a bit over the weekend so maybe I’ll give her a tinkle and say can I come to the studio. Sometimes you just have to invite yourself around.” As he did with Kanye West. Watch the interview via YouTube below.

NME spoke with Mr Hudson backstage at V Festival 2009 in Staffordshire over the weekend, where the singer talked about meeting fans at the signing tent and signing his first pair of breasts, the V in Chelmsford he performed at the previous day, dropping the new album ‘Straight No Chaser’ in October, and working with Kanye West.

Mr Hudson flew several thousand miles from the UK to perform at the G.O.O.D. Music Showcase at SXSW in Austin, Texas. Watch Ben Hudson perform ‘Anyone But Him’ with Kanye West below.