Joss Stone "can't trust" men

Joss Stone has revealed that she is wary about trying to find love again.

The soul singer admitted that she yearns for a boyfriend who will treat her well, but she is struggling to overcome her reluctance to trust men.

"You know what? I'd give up fame tomorrow for a solid relationship," Joss told the News of the World.

"I can't trust men," she continued. "Loss of trust is probably the biggest sacrifice I've suffered for being in the public eye. But I do trust my two dogs, my music and my mum."

Asked what she looks for in a man, Joss replied: "He has to be nice to his mum. I know that sounds like a cliché, but I've discovered along the way that the guys who are mean to their mums are mean to you."

Stone has not had a serious boyfriend since she split from songwriter Beau Dozier in 2005, following an eighteen-month relationship.

"It would have been better if Beau and I had become friends first, but I fancied him rotten!" she explained. "Then the bloom goes off the passion and you see things more clearly."