The Black Eyed Peas singer had made a list of things she was looking for in man before she met Josh in September 2004, but her love for the 'Transformers' star soon made her forget about her prior expectations.

She told Britain's Cosmopolitan magazine: "At that stage of my life, I don't think I'd have thought that about anybody.

"I'd made my lists of qualities that I wanted, and you can't find out if someone has those in a week.

"It was learning what he was made of that made me fall in love with him."

The 35-year-old star also revealed Josh, 37, enjoyed getting his hands on her extra curves after she had to gain 17lbs for her role in musical movie 'Nine'.

She added: 'When I came home from filming, he was excited. He enjoys having both - the extra meat to grab when it's there and the tight stomach when that's there. He always gives me compliments."