Nicole Scherzinger 'panics cabin crew after locking herself in toilet'

Nicole Scherzinger reportedly left airline crew in a "panic" when she locked herself in a plane toilet to make an "emergency call".

The singer was on a Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles to London Heathrow when passengers heard the loud conversation in the loo shortly before take-off, The Sun reports.

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Scherzinger, 37, eventually took her seat but not before staff banged on the door.

According to the Daily Mail, the VIP traveller was left embarrassed and explained that she had to make an "emergency call".

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A representative for the star told the newspaper: "There was no panic or possible last minute delay to the flight."

In 2013, the former X Factor judge had to pay £3,500 for her own first class flight from Heathrow to LA when she was mistakenly booked in economy and was refused a free upgrade by British Airways.

A source told The Sun: "Nicole was fuming. She always flies first-class but she was amazed to find that she had been booked into economy.

"The X Factor books all of her flights – but she hadn't expected this.

"Nicole spent 20 minutes trying to get BA to upgrade her but in the end she had to put her hand in her pocket."

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